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Re:The Popularity of Near-Death Experience by peter303 on Saturday February 03, 2018 @12:03AM (#16296279)
Maybe its some calming experience created by Nature to make it easier to accept death. All creatures die.
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Re:The Popularity of Near-Death Experience by IntronExon on Saturday February 03, 2018 @08:02AM (#16297450)
How would that evolve, when the only selection pressure would be just before death? What would be the reproductive advantage? Wouldn’t such a system ultimately be an energy cost, reducing fitness?
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