TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat scientific fact blows your mind the most?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat scientific fact blows your mind the most?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe fact that there is no discernable difference between an alive body or a dead body when it comes to chemical makeup. All the pieces are there. All the atoms and molecules are still in the same places. Yet despite this the body is still dead.
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWhen you say “All the atoms and molecules are still in the same places”, I can’t say I agree. It is the change of chemical composition that renders our body dead. Or should I say, death is defined to be such a chemical composition.
The fact that there is no discernable difference between an alive body or a dead body when it comes to chemical makeup.
All the pieces are there. All the atoms and molecules are still in the same places. Yet despite this the body is still dead.
When you say “All the atoms and molecules are still in the same places”, I can’t say I agree. It is the change of chemical composition that renders our body dead. Or should I say, death is defined to be such a chemical composition.