Quote:A common theory to explain near-death experiences is that they are projections of the brain. The brain would create impressions based on religious or other expectations in order to make dying easier for the person. In this episode of "Thanatology Up-to-Date", we talk about this theory and whether near-death experiences actually fulfill religious expectations.
Content:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:14 Are NDEs projections of the brain?
00:03:35 Will believers be received by God or by Jesus?
00:05:05 Do people interpret their NDEs?
00:07:04 Does a strictly religious life lead to corresponding experiences?
00:08:44 What do NDEs actually tell us about concepts of God?
00:10:55 Are religious ideas doctrines and denominations only a kind of a crutch?
00:11:59 Do NDEs change of the person concerned?
00:12:34 Is the thesis of NDEs fulfilling expectations wrong?
00:14:48 What are conscious or unconscious expectations?
00:16:17 Are NDEs actual experiences?
'Historically, we may regard materialism as a system of dogma set up to combat orthodox dogma...Accordingly we find that, as ancient orthodoxies disintegrate, materialism more and more gives way to scepticism.'
- Bertrand Russell
- Bertrand Russell
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