Eben Alexander talked during the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) conference about his near-death experience and his interpretation of the phenomenon. (Stephanie Lam/The Epoch Times)
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.
Fopr many scientists, it is too difficult to make that leap of faith.
It depends how one’s brain is wired.
I agree.
I’ve met ~25 people who have had Lazarus Syndromes
Two things are common between them
They are much more at peace with themselves and
They are NEVER afraid of dying again
If this man is not a believer in Christ then his experience was not heaven..
We are electromagnetic waves. Holograms some say. Characters in our Creator's video game, I say.
Right now some little punk in a video arcade somewhere beyond our imagination has unleashed Islamists (political Islam, sharia law advocates) on us. I just hope he's not very skilled. . . .
Besides if there is no life after death none of us will ever know it. Why does it matter except to make us behave just in case?
Let’s be a bit more specific. So, are we saying that in these NDE experiences (of redundancy) the soul left the earthly carcass, went to party on with the angels and their heavenly music (Yanni, John Tesh, Kenny G?) and then returned to the body and related the story to the physical brain?
They indicate that consciousness is crucial in the determination of physical reality,” Alexander said.
Cogito ergo sum
Wow, he just ‘discovered’ Descart
Those “walking towards the bright light” phenomenon are going to end once the incandescent bulb ban takes effect. Heck, so are “good idea” bubbles.
I know I’m going to get slammed probably, but when the brain mixes senses so you can hear what you see, isn’t that what LSD is described as?
I wonder if certain brain diseases push this beyond a dose of drugs to the point it puts the brain into a mode where all the syntaxes are actually working so well together we can’t yet understand.
I wish I understood some of the science this man knows so I’d love to read his work. I bet he has some insights into the massive syntax connections working to make you see music as colors. Or to instantly know how to play an instrument.
Kind of reminds me of that movie with Albert Brooks where when you die they send you on or back in another life. The only way you move on is if your brain usage has increased enough. Pretty funny too.
“I am but a poor soul, burdened with a lifeless body.”
-Epictetus
I attended this Rhine Inst. lecture and heard him when he presented at IANDS,(International Assoc. for Near Death Studies) annual conference last month. It’s a great experience he describes. My experience was similar to his, meningitis to a coma.
He was a neurosurgeon at Harvard Hospital for 17 yrs. Did Med School and Residency here at Duke.
He was put up for adoption by his parents who had him while they were in high school. He had no idea that they went on to marry and have several children. He met his birth parents for the first time after his NDE and had them at the IANDS lecture. Funny thing, during his NDE he met this beautiful woman. Ends up it was his birth sister whom he had never met and died a few years earlier. He recognized her by a picture provided by the family.
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I experienced the exact same thing when I took LSD back in the late 60’s. just kidding, it was last week.
Thanks for posting.
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How is Alexander’s description of an experience, which is indistinguishable in essence from various accounts of drug induced, psychodelic experiences, evidence of anything more than a malfuncitoning mind?