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So the soul and the brain are linked?evan said:Although Aspen is exactly right, I believe the physical manifestation of death is the cessation of brain activity, which would then be the point where the "soul separates into spirit and body".
which organs need to not be presently functioning to call death, as the skin is an organ and yet will carry on a little longer even after failure of the brain and heart.Born_Again said:Well what about when brain activity has ceased and they are in a coma... and occasionally they come out of the coma.... My vote is for total shut down of body, brain and organs. But I if I had to pick one, I would say at organ failure.
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Interesting question since the answer one gives for defining when the life of the flesh ends should be establish the same precept by which life of the flesh begins.pom2014 said:When do you believe physical death occurs?
Cessation of brain activity or total cessation of all biological functions?
I would have to respectfully disagree with that, people in a coma have brain activity.Born_Again said:Well what about when brain activity has ceased and they are in a coma... and occasionally they come out of the coma...
pom2014 said:So the soul and the brain are linked?
I'm pretty sure that has never happened. There is brain activity when people are in comas, but I agree that lack of brain activity is probably the best indicator of death.Born_Again said:Well what about when brain activity has ceased and they are in a coma... and occasionally they come out of the coma.... My vote is for total shut down of body, brain and organs. But I if I had to pick one, I would say at organ failure.
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When does physical death occur? I think a bullet to the head would erase any doubt that it is the brain that is the gateway to the soul. The brain is the mediator, and it is through this mediator that the body is bound to the soul and vice versa. So if you lose the mediator, then you lose your life, because neither can function without the other. We're not like the angels in heaven where they were designed as pure spirit beings, we are of the earth, and this fact of life will not change when we are translated into our new incorruptible, glorified bodies. All this talk about "organ failure" being an indication of physical death means nothing in itself considering that the brain is in fact an organ.pom2014 said:When do you believe physical death occurs?
Cessation of brain activity or total cessation of all biological functions?
BlackManINC said:When does physical death occur? I think a bullet to the head would erase any doubt that it is the brain that is the gateway to the soul. The brain is the mediator, and it is through this mediator that the body is bound to the soul and vice versa. So if you lose the mediator, then you lose your life, because neither can function without the other. We're not like the angels in heaven where they were designed as pure spirit beings, we are of the earth, and this fact of life will not change when we are translated into our new incorruptible, glorified bodies. All this talk about "organ failure" being an indication of physical death means nothing in itself considering that the brain is in fact an organ.