--- Randall Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 4, 2007, at 1:14 AM, Tom McCabe wrote: > > > That definition isn't accurate, because it doesn't > > match what we intuitively see as 'death'. 'Death' > is > > actually fairly easy to define, compared to "good" > or > > even "truth"; I would define it as the permanent > > destruction of a large portion of the information > that > > makes up a sentient being's mind. > > I would say that 'life' is a process, and that > the cessation of the process is death.
So, we die whenever we're put under anesthesia? That seems to contradict the reports of everyone who's had surgery. > I don't > happen to agree with Heartland that the process > is summed up by electrical activity in the brain. > The information that describes a person's mind is > a description of the person, not the person. So, then, er, what is the person? > Put > that way, it sounds tautological... > > -- > Randall Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Is it asking too much to be given time [...] > I'll watch the stars go out." -- Dubstar, Stars > > > > ----- > This list is sponsored by AGIRI: > http://www.agiri.org/email > To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?&; > - Tom ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=11231754-8d76c6
