Dead. But still alive. The fallacy of definitions. The wisdom of not knowing…

Brain activity was detected as much as 10 minutes after death. (1)

Well, at least “death” by the current standards of what dead means.

Our definitions have come back to bite us.

We have rushed to define death.

But we do not even know what life is.

Look at that butterfly.

It knows more than you.

For it just lives and dies.

Without needing to define anything…

Medicine, SADS and our “I know everything” mania…

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A teenager girl collapsed and died minutes after she was kissed for the first time. Scientists claim that she suffered from sudden adult death syndrome (SADS), without her knowing so. (1)

Oh, how teffiried are we to admit that we do not know something. Tagging the death as “SADS” does not solve the mystery of what causes it. The truth is that WE DO NOT KNOW. As simple as that. A name will not solve the problem. It will only satisfy our ego…

Admitting lack of knowledge can sometimes be the best place to start your quest for knowledge…

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