[smith288]

The life review can be caused by the brain firing in unusual ways as a result of a lack of oxygen or too much carbon dioxide in the blood stream. Endorphins released during times of stress can create a sense of peace and the tunnel of light could reflect abnormal patterns of firing in the visual cortex.

In other words, "You religious people have no idea what you are talking about." [gag]

[MHGinTN]

Here's a thought: all the research being done is based on electromagnetic data, and the conclusions therefore are based on the current (no pun intended) conceptualizatioon of electromagnetic energy; what if there is a temporal aspect to electromagnetic energy that we have yet to dofferentiate from a background reality of time? The spirit and soul may well be to some extent attached to a continuum that has a differing expression of dimension time than we assume in our data collection, so when the death moment comes, the temporal 'drag' may end but is not measureable with our current data collection methods.

[Burn24]

I was reading about an African Explorer who was set upon by a lion and badly mangled. He wrote something to the effect that in the moment of being attacked, he experienced an incredible peace, serenity and sense of well-being in the face of death. Maybe God has hardwired our bodies with this capability? It sounded like a massive opiate release, from what he described. Anyway, this is an incredibly interesting topic - thanks for posting.