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He is legally dead, so good luck bringing him back to life.

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Yes, because legal definitions impose their validity on the universe.

I think he was referring to the legal clusterfuck that happens when someone who is legally dead isn't actually dead.

http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/10/no-youre-still-decease...

http://www.loweringthebar.net/2014/08/feds-say-legally-dead-...

No I think they are stupid to try to bring back the dead.

Ok I'll feed a troll. You know they are dead, how? I guess once someone is declared clinically dead, it's a futile effort right? Then how do you explain this:

http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/dead-40-minutes-man/2013/05/1...

So they are going to resuscitate the fellow after freezing him for 50 years?

Yes. The brain undergoes fewer changes during 50 years at liquid N2 temperature than 40 minutes at room temperature. Next question?

I only have one question: What is the difference between a dead body and living body?

Universal laws impose their own validity. The legal system is our recognition of those universal laws.

Then why do laws change?

Because peoples understanding changes, but you know that. What doesn't change are the laws of the material world. But one must understand the imperfections of inductive knowledge to understand that.

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