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KCI등재 학술저널

Death and Immortality:

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The transhumanist notion of digital immortality (mind-uploading) is a misnomer and conceptually invalid, because it is based on a flawed presupposition of binary distinction between life and death. The multifaceted nature of death involving single cells, multicellular organisms, and human brains shows that the process of death plays a crucial role in sustaining life. Immortality without death pursued by transhumanists is an erroneous concept not supported by biological appraisal of death. East Asian religions and theology generally agree with this claim. Thus, we further postulate that death is not only an integral part of life but also a gracious gift that enables a life to grow into its higher domain; namely , mortality is the presupposition of an elevated life and so eventually immortality

A Biological Appraisal of Death

Definitions of Life and Death

Evolutionary History of Death

Brain Death

Interim Summary

An East Asian Religious Reflection

Life and Death Co-exist as Part of the Whole

Death is Critical to Our Transformation to Attain True Humanity

Death Contributes to Our Role in Stories Larger than Ourselves

Conclusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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