I am not sure what I think about near death experiences (NDE), but they surely are interesting. An article with the sensational title Have scientists proved there is life after death? Research into ‘near-death’ experiences reveals awareness may continue even after the brain has shut down reminded me of some talks given on NDE’s by Gary Habermas to which Kelly and I listened a couple years back. Although he does not perform scholarly work in that area, as a hobby, Dr. Habermas has been collecting NDE data and stories for many years. The thing I like about Habermas is that he avoids “just-so-stories,” and sticks to stuff that has been documented vetted in a more rigorous fashion. He has a Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Religion (Michigan State University, 1976), is a Research Professor at Liberty University, and has many, many refereed journal articles, books, etc. under his belt, so he knows phony stories when he sees them.
I thought it might be good to put up a few links to those stories. Do not ask me what I think about them because, like I said, I am not sure what to think. One thing I do know is that it is surely very interesting. All of the following links comes from Gary Habermas’s website.
- What Near-Death Experiences Do and Do Not Reveal
- Near Death Experiences – An interview with Dr. Gary Habermas:
— Part I
— Part II
— Part III - Near-Death Experiences: Evidence for an Afterlife?
Betty Blonde #187 – 04/03/2009
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