Re:What Does It Mean to Die?
by lomnakkus on Thursday February 01, 2018 @04:00PM
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(EDIT: I'm just reacting/responding to the last sentence of your post, btw. I'm generally pretty stoic about the process of life, so.)
I think the 'scientific understanding' would be that there's no such thing as 100% metaphysical certainty. However, that doesn't mean that all bets are suddenly off.
So, we should probably use statistical reasoning and evidence, science-based reasoning of the sort that tells us if there's at least a minimally plausible mechanism where X could possibly work. That sort of thing.
... and, if you're hungry enough for the answers to these -- and many considerably more niche questions -- become a scientist!
I think the 'scientific understanding' would be that there's no such thing as 100% metaphysical certainty. However, that doesn't mean that all bets are suddenly off.
So, we should probably use statistical reasoning and evidence, science-based reasoning of the sort that tells us if there's at least a minimally plausible mechanism where X could possibly work. That sort of thing.
... and, if you're hungry enough for the answers to these -- and many considerably more niche questions -- become a scientist!