• thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    There’s plenty of examples of people who have drowned under the ice, been dead for many (most I can remember is around 30) minutes, and have been revived. We’re talking about people that have had no heartbeat and no brain activity for a prolonged amount of time. I would definitely argue that they’re the same “life” when they wake up.

    • With such “revivals” they weren’t fully dead yet. They would be, if nobody intervened.

      Human bodies are irrecoverable once life fully ceases. Before that happens revival is still possible. Afterwards, it isn’t.

      There also have not been any revivals after brain activity stops. Once neurons stop firing (which happens on cell death), no revival is possible anymore. At that point, death is permanent.