I’ve heard of people with near death experiences having these calm, soothing experiences. It’s lovely that our brains do this for us.
I know there’s a natural selection, those with the best characteristics continued, and those who didn’t have the qualities to survive would pass away. But everyone dies in the end. What made it so that all brains release those chemicals to ease our last moments?
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you’re probably referring to endorphins. These are basically naturally occuring opioids, which have an effect similar to (but much milder than) morphine or heroin.
They are released during almost any kind of intense physical activity or when the body is in pain. So you don’t need to be dying to experience this. A lot of endurance athletes experience this effect. It’s called a “runner’s high”.
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