Do We Sleep Forevermore When the Music Ends?

<p>This represents an attempt to cast a cold eye on life on death; it addresses three interlinked topics. Firstly the foremost causes of human death and how they have changed during history and prehistory. Secondly why despite major advances in medicine and science our lifetimes are limited to little more than 120 years. Finally what happens to our physical bodies and individuality after we cross the great divide.</p>