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Yes, if you include someone who is "brain-dead" . This would be synonymous with a vegetative state, where a persons vital functions of circulation and respiration are maintained by the medulla oblongata. Higher thinking functions and awareness controlled by the cerebral cortex is missing. Unlike someone in a coma, consciousness and self awareness beyond simple reaction to environmental stimuli do not return in a person in this state. Also, individuals in drowning situations where hypothermia lowers body temperature have been resuscitated even after an hour underwater , since lower temperatures have prevented oxidative processes from degrading the tissues.

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What does 'near contemporaries' mean?

'Near contemporaries' refers to individuals who lived during roughly the same period of time or who were alive around the same era. They are often considered to be part of the same generation or historical timeframe.


What do you think of the possibility that with future technology we will live forever and resurrect the dead?

Not going to happen ever. We may see the time when humans can live over 100 on average but to live forever is impossible. Your body wears out, and that is the nature of things. No way will technology ever be able to keep us alive forever. As far as raising the dead only God can do that. Once you are dead you are dead and no technology can alter that state. You are brain dead in just 4 to 6 minutes after your heart stops beating. Once the brain is dead you are dead and nothing can change that. That cannot be reversed period.


Is Robert Munch dead?

No, Robert Munsch is still alive. He was born on June 11, 1945, and continues to write children's books.


How can someone be alive if they're brain dead?

The answer to this very complicated question is both yes and no. My father was only 56 years old and had won the battle over stage 4 colon cancer when he went to the doctors office for a simple procedure he had had done several times before. This time was different - he went into cardiac arrest and his heart wasn't able to be started for over 20 min. He was pronounced brain dead. His body otherwise was healthy including his heart. He was brain dead because his heart had quit beating for 20 minutes and therefore his brain went without oxygen for 20 minutes thus causing him to become brain dead. He was on a ventilator for 48 hours and the doctor said even if he were to wake up right then he would not know anything or anyone. So basically be a vegetable. I know my father would not want to live this way. The doctors gave us a choice and we chose to take him off the ventilator and he passed away peacefully in about 5 minutes. Until then, his body was alive but his brain was dead.


Is Sandy Allen still alive Modern Amazon or Gawk woman?

Sandy Allen passed away in 2008. She held the Guinness World Record for being the tallest woman alive at the time.

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This one is easy: Literary license. The Author can make up whatever he wants about his characters including a vampire.


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Is it possible for someone to be legally dead but still alive according to the law?

No, according to the law, someone cannot be legally dead and still alive at the same time. Once a person is declared legally dead, they are considered deceased in the eyes of the law.


What are still born babies do they have a chance of surrviveing?

That is a very hard question. They are both dead but alive at the same time?


What is the rights of the children if their mother is dead?

The same as were their mother alive.


Are people alive and dead at the same time?

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yes, there are two popes alive at the same time. I read it on the Internets.


What does it mean if you dream you are dead?

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Can you die and be alive at the same time?

no