tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20219340.post719707065131237800..comments2024-03-11T08:05:41.425-07:00Comments on Disney History: Didier Ghezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05442745682397929615noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20219340.post-20675879314462770632007-10-19T07:30:00.000-07:002007-10-19T07:30:00.000-07:00Credible research about near-death experiences (ND...Credible research about near-death experiences (NDEs) is readily found on the website of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS): www.iands.org. My experience with the “light” while under hypnosis led me to click on “Research tab” for published papers at the site. New findings, esp. the two written by Dr. Peter Fenwick (neuropsychiatrist) and Dr. Pim Van Lommel (cardiologist) are most helpful. Further research is found at http://www.iands.org/research/important_studies/. Also, a DVD by Dr. Bruce Greyson (psychiatrist)—University of Virginia Medical School— lists the physiological and pharmaceutical reasons given for NDEs and explains why these cannot be offered as adequate explanations of NDEs: http://www.iands.org/shoppingcart/index.php?mainpage=product_info&cPath=48_49&products_id=687. <BR/><BR/>Over the past 30 years, thousands of documented cases of near-death experiences have occurred. These NDEs have been the focus of many scientific studies at medical centers and universities throughout the U.S. and around the world. They are deeply mystical, ineffable events. While NDEs have common elements, no two experiences are identical: many have out-of-body experiences— accounts of viewing their surroundings from above or outside their bodies while clinically dead or unconscious during surgery, for example—details that are verified by nurses and doctors; meeting and communicating with mystical beings or deceased relatives; having a life review in the presence of “spiritual guides,” etc. <BR/><BR/> NDE elements cut across all religious traditions including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc. Almost all report that their lives are dramatically changed after their experience, including becoming more spiritual, more loving and caring, and often changing their work lives to the caring or teaching professions. While NDEs have nothing to do with “faith” or “belief,” they are the essence of the religious experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com