Originally Posted by Russell2
Near Death Experiences (NDEs) are a fascinating area, they can be induced artificially chemically or by GLoading the body when there is no danger of death so being near death is optional in them and what is seen by the experiences comes form their own minds, Hindu’s commonly see Hindu gods, Christians see Christian figures, sceptics have even been know to see famous historical sceptics. One reasonably common thread is meeting your dead relatives except in children when the people they meet are generally living friends as most don’t know any dead people. There’s no clear evidence here that NDEs are anything but the misfiring of an anoxic brain I would suggest though again I stand to be corrected. That being said I fully believe that these are real experiences, that many at least of these people really experienced what they claim to have I just suspect that it comes from within their own misfiring mind with no external source.


I have to agree with this sentiment as well. For the sake of argument these NDEs people are reporting could very well be what they claim. Yes. However, for the sake of argument these NDEs people are reporting could very well be functions of the brain. It's easier to prove something like string theory than to prove what's really happening in the instance of NDEs. And given the way nature works, given that all things expire (including planets, stars and the universe itself), I see no evidence or even suggestion within the natural world which would lead me to believe NDEs are what many claim them to be. Again, if I were a betting man I'd have to say these are brain reflexes/responses. It'd be neat if they were otherwise, but the likelihood of such a thing seems dim.

And even if we do have a soul, why should we be under the impression that it is immortal if everything in nature expires? What evidence in the natural world do we have that would even suggest such a thing is true?