Biological death is defined and accepted. Winstead- Fry points out
             that within sensory science, death is the termination of certain biophysical
             functions. "We can empirically confirm the existence and ending of life."
             ( 163) The criteria for brain death are accepted as proof of biological
             death. Of course if one considers the human being and the human body as
             one, then death must be a definite ending. But what about those who
             believes the soul never dies? There is the belief that the body is like a set
             of clothes the soul changes when the body gets worn out. Can the human
             body be considered such a worthless object? Many say no and yet others
             The debate about death is in the question of existence after death. It
             is not possible at present to recreate or validate existence after death using
             our senses. This is why there is so much of an interest in near-death
             experiences. Dr. Morse and his team have proven that a person actually
             needs to be near death to have a near death experience. The team
             compared seriously ill people with those near the brink of death and
             people who had near-death experiences were clinically dead at the time of
             their experience and 'were brought back from the dead.'(183) This is the
             closest one can get to death ; therefore, it is reasonable to use these
             Near- death phenomena are as old as recorded history. Such an
             experience is reported in Plato's Republic, written in the fourth century
             before Christ.(Blackmore 79) The phenomenon is wide spread. Over eight
             million adults in the United States have claimed to have a near- death
             experience. Dr. Stevenson believes that by him writing books it will
             encourage more people to share their experience. He believes many people
             may not share their story for fear of ridicule.( Santos F1) Mr. Underwood
             reveals that one in three people who recover from coming close to death or
             becoming clinically ...