(September 8, 2008 at 7:54 pm)Meatball Wrote: One could argue that medical death doesn't equal "true" death, or spiritual death. I mean, they were revived after.
In the early 90's a man was found in a freezing river trapped inside his car. He would have about 10 minutes to live if he was lucky. It took 40 minutes for the team to rescue him. He's still alive.
Doctors have several different methods to make sure if you're dead. 300 years ago graves would come with a bell attached to a rope that would be placed in your hand. If you were still alive you'd pull the rope, ring the bell and be saved.
However, the methods of verification can be used incorrectly. Or our primitive hibernation abilities and our bodies own survival abilities can kick in. Which can have the charactoristics of death.
