Re:Evidence that life flashes before the eyes upon death
by huynhhacnguyen on Sunday April 17, 2022 @06:40AM
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That is indeed a convincing argument, and has been portrayed in various contexts, one of which is BBC's Sherlock when ... (oops, spoiler). However, there was no further explanation as to why there is an evolutionary pressure for the brain to do this trick, AFAIK.
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Re:Evidence that life flashes before the eyes upon death
by oneoff786 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @07:43AM
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> However, there was no further explanation as to why there is an evolutionary pressure for the brain to do this trick, AFAIK.
Umm… yes there is. It’s a survival mechanism. The premise is self evident for improving evolutionary fitness.