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What does Death mean?

Cells in your body are renewed everyday, some live for a few days; some die in a matter of hours. In a few years, most cells in your body will die and be replaced by new ones; yet, amazingly, you remain the same living person.Death might not be as absolute as you think.It was once believed that someone is dead as soon as the heart stopped beating. It wasn’t until the 60s when the concept of brain death gained prominence. Nowadays, scientists are searching for ways to replace brain cells in order to extend human life, and computer engineers are even looking into ways to upload your mind to a computer device.Death is constantly being redefined. You attempt to avert death and search for ways to immortality, but then you realise, it is not the body that you will miss most.Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes once said, “When we die, what we lose is not the future but the past.”So what is death? What does it mean to die? When exactly are we dead?We traverse the city, paying visits to various people, attempting to find an answer through philosophy, science and art.

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  • Originally Aired September 10, 2016
  • Network RTHK
  • Created June 8, 2020 by
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  • Modified June 8, 2020 by
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