Seeing fluffy clouds (I just watched a clip from that neurosurgeon who claimed he had an NDE) and feeling "loved" isn't proof of anything. I can dream something similar. Until scientists find a way to translate these NDEs into empirical evidence, it is meaningless, as it cannot be observed through our senses. |
This is most unusual and merits further study -- it is not conclusive of anything - certainly not an afterlife (or a before-life, in this case) |
it's not that "part" of us survives. It that when we die, our physical body doesn't disappear - it takes eventually takes another form. Let any animal burn or decay and you will see what the form is. There's nothing mystical about it and certainly no evidence of an afterlife. The soul is a societal invention - like religion. There is no physical evidence that humans have souls, and animal do not -- as some religions teach. |
I say soul only because is how others understand it. I believe the soul is our energy. Being raised Jewish, I definitely understand what happens to the physical body after death. That is why Jews are (or supposed to be) buried in simple pine coffins. The coffin breaks down and allows the body to deteriorate and become one with the earth . We go back to the earth from which we came. I still feel that the energy that makes up our "soul" goes back out into the universe. Personally, I have never felt that there was anything mystical about it. It always just felt right to me. Even though I was raised Jewish, I am not religious. Actually, my orthodox Jewish sister in law told me I was crazy for some of the things I felt. I laughed inside because of who was telling me that! No matter what happens, I find comfort in the fact our energy goes back into stars/universe/nature...even if that is not what happens. |
Thanks for the clarification. What do you think people's souls do once they return to the universe? |
Also, do you think the same thing happens with other animals -- or maybe with plants too -- i.e. things that were once living, but are now decomposed. |
Animals, yes. Plants, I don't know. I suppose it's harder for me to imagine it happening with plants because they are not (that we are aware of) sentient. That said, they are energy and it would only make sense that it goes too. I have no idea what happens when our energy goes back. If going off quantum physics, it goes to our self that is still alive in a parallel universe. It could also go back to a collective consciousness. If that's the case, things like precognition could have more validity. I know the night before 9/11 I dreamt of running into a burning building to save people. There was blood and bodies everywhere. I never had a dream like that before or after. I then heard a bunch of people had similar dreams or saw planes flying into buildings in their dreams. How could all those people have such similar dreams on the same night? Could be coincidence, or there could be more to it. i think when people have moments of ESP, like knowing who is calling before picking up the phone, it's coming from the same place. It could be we are always tuned into it, though unaware while existing on this plane. I wish I could understand physics and quantum physics better. I ask my husband when I have questions and he can explain it to me! |
I forgot to add, that coincidentally, a Facebook friend of mine posted a quote from a book on the exact subject! She is my sister in laws best friend. We are not close and only communicate via Facebook comments. It was a quote that how when we pass on, our energy goes back into all things. I will copy and paste the quote when I get back from the gym. |
Yes, This is a coincidence -- there are many in life Perhaps it is more than that too, but that doesn't mean that it's supernatural -- just that it's something we don't understand yet. I've also had dreams that are precient, but I didn't assume they came from god or some force outside the universe - not my nature, I guess. |
Probably on any given night, a lot of people have similar dreams, but nothing happens the next day to make them aware of what others are dreaming. It could be that something more is going on, but that's not to say it is something from a supernatural force. Chances are, like everything we've figured out up to now, it's a natural phenomenon that we had previously not understood. |
No, definitely not supernatural. There is a whole lot that we don't understand. I feel religion is there to help comfort people who are uneasy with not knowing. When my mom passed away, I finally understood why people turn to or are religious. I suppose believing it's Gods plan gives them a sense of control when everything is in chaos. I definitely understood, but it did not make me believe. As I said earlier, my husband explaining that energy cannot be destroyed is what gave me comfort. |
I know with 100% certainty there is a God, and He is the one who created all. Those with NDE's, particularly those who were atheist, can validate this. Surgeons whose conversations were repeated back to them can validate this also. It's tangible to them. Surgeons have peers, other surgeons, who claim these are not at all uncommon. They know of it. |
They are validating that they had an experience that they interpreted in a certain way. They are not (and cannot be) validating the claim the NDE's prove an afterlife. |
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This is so ridiculous that I can't believe you are still talking about it on this forum.
Near Death Experiences are NEAR DEATH. If you want to believe in an afterlife, knock yourself out, but please don't insult my intelligence by debating it like there are any FACTS at all to support your belief. That's why they call it a belief. |
Here's an article written by a respected religious news organization about near death experiences: "Heaven and Near Death experiences: Separating fact from fiction" http://jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com/2016/01/01/heaven-and-near-death-experiences-separating-fact-from-fiction/ |