Michael Prescott's Blog
Archived blog focusing on the paranormal
Category: NDEs
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Facebook friend Ian Kerry points me to this tabloid news item about photos of (gasp!) actual fairies. To me, they look like bugs. Somewhere, Arthur Conan Doyle is smiling. Maybe. Also, Matt Rouge points me to this Cracked essay by someone who had (or may have had) an NDE and didn’t think very much of…
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Hmm. At a hospital in Pittsburgh, surgeons are now allowed to place patients into a state of suspended animation. If a patient arrives with a traumatic injury, and attempts to restart their heart have failed — if they’re on the doorstep of death — they will have their blood replaced with a cold saline solution,…
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FYI … Dr. Melvin Morse, known for his books about NDEs in children, has been convicted on one count of felony reckless endangerment. The case has attracted attention not only because Morse is a well-known writer, but also because he was alleged to have "waterboarded" his girlfriend's daughter by holding her head under a stream…
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Here's a brief but interesting account of an NDE by someone who was reportedly dead (in some sense) for 45 minutes. Brian Miller was declared dead after suffering a massive heart attack at a Ohio hospital. Then to the surprise of nurses and doctors, after 45 minutes, his heart randomly started beating again. Miller, 41,…
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I don't want to upstage the ongoing discussion about parapsychology and statistics in the previous thread(s), though I must admit that my eyes glaze over when these complex mathematical issues are examined in detail. Heck, I don't even balance my checkbook … Anyway, for those looking for a less technical topic, here's something interesting. One…
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Two links of possible interest. First, NDE researcher Dr. Melvin Morse is scheduled to go on trial for allegedly “waterboarding” his daughter. Second, Dr. Patricia Churchland, who has written critically about NDEs, has a rather odd interview with Skeptiko.
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Rereading a little more of Chris Carter's book Science and the Afterlife Experience, I came across a quotation from Geraldine Cummins' The Road to Immortality, which allegedly channels F.W.H. Myers. Myers is talking about "the cruel man" and his immediate fate after death. At first, such a person is in a state of confusion, a…
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Here's an excellent article by Robert Mays on Esquire's recent debunking of Eben Alexander's bestselling book Proof of Heaven. (Thanks to commenter MitiL for providing me with the link.) The article speaks for itself, and I urge you to read it. It covers the major allegations made against Alexander, including the claims that he was not in a…
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Much of the debate surrounding near-death experiences concerns veridical cases – instances in which the patient reports events that occurred around him while he was unconscious or even clinically dead. When these observations can be verified, they stand as strong evidence for some form of extra-bodily perception. There is, I think, less debate about the…
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Esquire magazine is raising questions about the veracity of Eben Alexander's bestselling account of his NDE, Proof of Heaven. I haven't read the Esquire article yet, but apparently some important details, such as Alexander's medical condition and the degree of his conscious activity while in a coma, are being challenged. Not having been too impressed…