The entire Phylum my body belongs to is full of morons.
Posted on 2008.07.22 at 20:15
Grr.
Not so long ago, time-of-death was recorded when the heart stopped beating. For quite a few decades now, the new accepted & legal definition of death is when the brain stops functioning. If the brain flat-lines, pulling the plug is not considered murder anymore.
Religious/Philosophical/Legal issues aside... lets just be consistent: If life ends with cessation of brain function, then life starts with a measurable EEG signal.
If we want life to start with a beating heart, then lets go back to the old definition of "death."
Geebus. It's not rocket-science people. It's called c o n s i s t e n c y .
And yes,![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
bruisedbuthappy, this is in response to the vid you posted. gidster calls 'em "Godtards." It might be a little rough, but in this case I think the name fits. >:(
There. I feel better.
Not so long ago, time-of-death was recorded when the heart stopped beating. For quite a few decades now, the new accepted & legal definition of death is when the brain stops functioning. If the brain flat-lines, pulling the plug is not considered murder anymore.
Religious/Philosophical/Legal issues aside... lets just be consistent: If life ends with cessation of brain function, then life starts with a measurable EEG signal.
If we want life to start with a beating heart, then lets go back to the old definition of "death."
Geebus. It's not rocket-science people. It's called c o n s i s t e n c y .
And yes,
bruisedbuthappy, this is in response to the vid you posted. gidster calls 'em "Godtards." It might be a little rough, but in this case I think the name fits. >:(There. I feel better.