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    Thread: Keith Augustine interview
Post: RE: Keith Augustine interview

OmniVersalNexus Wrote: (2020-12-15, 01:03 AM) -- Try sending a pm to Tim. It was a private conversation after all. -- Spetzler has told us numerous times that she was under burst suppression when sh...
Posted by tim in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-20, 04:45 PM
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    Thread: Keith Augustine interview
Post: RE: Keith Augustine interview

Laird Wrote: (2020-12-16, 07:13 PM) -- I've run these clarifications by tim and he's agreeable to them. He's also suggested though that his underlying point be emphasised: that given the absence of a...
Posted by Typoz in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-20, 12:42 PM
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    Thread: I could really use some help on this.
Post: RE: I could really use some help on this.

Smaw Wrote: (2020-12-15, 06:04 AM) -- But yeah, give him some credit, the study is certainly an interesting point. Does it save everything else? Not really. Also he comes off like a real condescendin...
Posted by Sciborg_S_Patel in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-15, 08:25 AM
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    Thread: I could really use some help on this.
Post: RE: I could really use some help on this.

Well nevermind, I take back some of what I said, that syncope article he references seems extremely interesting, if only it didnt cost about 40 bucks to read. Though, just going off what Braithwaite s...
Posted by Smaw in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-15, 06:04 AM
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    Thread: I could really use some help on this.
Post: RE: I could really use some help on this.

I feel like just looking at his two big points in this really make you feel how dated it is. The dying brain theory which, really isn't put forward by much of anyone anymore. I think the main ones now...
Posted by Smaw in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-15, 04:27 AM
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    Thread: I could really use some help on this.
Post: RE: I could really use some help on this.

Additionally, according to Tim's analysis in the other thread I cited, there is no mention of the brainstem and it's relevance to the subject in his paper if I'm not mistaken.
Posted by OmniVersalNexus in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-14, 10:39 PM
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    Thread: I could really use some help on this.
Post: RE: I could really use some help on this.

Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: (2020-12-14, 09:55 PM) -- Does it have any compelling quotes after that? -- I'm not sure about "compelling", but here are its key claims as direct quotes: Quote: -- Des...
Posted by Laird in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-14, 10:26 PM
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    Thread: I could really use some help on this.
Post: RE: I could really use some help on this.

I'd also add that many of the people Braithwaite cites as credible have also made very questionable, inaccurate or outdated claims on NDEs and have been called out for it numerous times. These include...
Posted by OmniVersalNexus in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-14, 06:57 PM
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    Thread: I could really use some help on this.
Post: RE: I could really use some help on this.

So just a few things right off the bat: It's from 2014 like you said, so it's likely to be outdated. In my experience, pseudo-skeptics make outdated or inaccurate claims regarding NDEs all the time. ...
Posted by OmniVersalNexus in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-12-14, 06:31 PM
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    Thread: Migraine Aura and NDEs
Post: RE: Migraine Aura and NDEs

Also, something I thought was really interesting was reading the description in the second document between an actual incident of REM intrusion and some NDEs, just highlighting how different they actu...
Posted by Smaw in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) , 2020-12-10, 07:51 AM
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    Thread: Death is not final?
Post: RE: Death is not final?

6 years, bloody hell. I wonder sometimes how debates like that would go nowdays, with new evidence that's come out slowly over time, especially with things like mediumship meta analysis ect. Though, I...
Posted by Smaw in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2020-11-28, 04:30 AM
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    Thread: Personal Musings on NDE Desperation
Post: RE: Personal Musings on NDE Desperation

Smaw Wrote: (2020-11-18, 08:37 AM) -- Not related to any big research, I thought I would just post something I was thinking about recently. There are certainly big questions to be answered in rega...
Posted by Kamarling in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) , 2020-11-18, 09:13 PM
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    Thread: Personal Musings on NDE Desperation
Post: RE: Personal Musings on NDE Desperation

Firstly, I wouldn't recommend Reddit even for the NDE content. It's a horrible and untrustworthy platform in my experience known for pretentious pseudo-intellectuals who often are a lot younger than t...
Posted by OmniVersalNexus in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) , 2020-11-18, 10:06 AM
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    Thread: Things about Wikipedia that frustrate me
Post: RE: Things about Wikipedia that frustrate me

OmniVersalNexus Wrote: (2020-06-29, 11:12 PM) -- I am at least pleased knowing that most people know better than to solely research something based off Wikipedia, especially after checking the citati...
Posted by tim in Other Topics , 2020-06-30, 12:27 PM
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    Thread: NDEs - brain or non-brain products
Post: RE: NDE's

Raf999 Wrote: (2019-05-25, 11:28 PM) -- There's a thing that really puzzles me and to which no materialist answer really gave me a good impression. Why do people in NDEs always, or nearly always, mee...
Posted by tim in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2019-05-26, 12:29 PM
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    Thread: Keith Augustine interview
Post: RE: Keith Augustine interview

What exactly is Keith Augustine  an expert in? Perhaps philosophy - I think that’s his background but to be honest I can’t be bothered to confirm it. I’m puzzled as to why he is considered any kind of...
Posted by Obiwan in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-04-02, 10:52 PM
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    Thread: Keith Augustine interview
Post: RE: Keith Augustine interview

Max_B Wrote: (2018-03-30, 11:06 PM) -- Forgetting about the afterlife stuff (I don't personally believe NDE's say anything for or against an afterlife - but I do believe that it's likely some type-of...
Posted by tim in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-03-31, 12:00 PM
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    Thread: Keith Augustine interview
Post: RE: Keith Augustine interview

It is not hard to see where Augustine is coming from and it is clearly not from open-minded consideration of the evidence. According to his Internet Infidels (https://infidels.org/infidels/) website, ...
Posted by Kamarling in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-03-30, 10:49 PM
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    Thread: Keith Augustine interview
Post: RE: Keith Augustine interview

Hjortron Wrote: (2018-03-30, 04:56 PM) -- Here it is: http://godlesshaven.com/ep-9-is-there-an-afterlife-with-keith-augustine/ Three things stand out to me. First of all, he says that the Pam Reyn...
Posted by tim in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2018-03-30, 05:56 PM
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    Thread: NDE Embellishment
Post: RE: NDE Embellishment

,Desperado Wrote: (2018-01-30, 11:56 AM) -- Anybody here familiar with Keith Augustine knows he has been debated heavily by NDE proponents everywhere, and even though he is one of the most well verse...
Posted by Obiwan in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) , 2018-01-30, 11:38 PM
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