Philosophical Speculations

"reproducible events" Huh? You mean you can reproduce NDEs on demand? Tell me how. Can you quote something a study that claims "reproducible events"? I guess you could do experiments like in the movie Flatliners but whether you would consistently generate NDEs is another matter ...

"reproducible events" Huh? You mean you can reproduce NDEs on demand? Tell me how. Can you quote something a study that claims "reproducible events"? I guess you could do experiments like in the movie Flatliners but whether you would consistently generate NDEs is another matter e...

As a note, the original post said zero about NDEs. It may have been intended as a reference to NDEs but, in fact, only mentions tunnels and light. That experience can occur in many different circumstances and is clearly caused by a drop in blood flow to the brain. I've had the experience myself whe...

Finally, if NDEs are taken somewhat at face value, it is hard to know what to conclude from them. Most people who have near death episode have no recollection of anything. Going by majority rule, we would have to conclude there is nothing to experience after life ends. If we want to look at the exp...

As a note, the original post said zero about NDEs. It may have been intended as a reference to NDEs but, in fact, only mentions tunnels and light. That experience can occur in many different circumstances and is clearly caused by a drop in blood flow to the brain. I've had the experience myself when...

Even Bernardo doesn't want to talk about The Light' and 'the Tunnel' among academia. It will be laught at and has no place among this academic envoriment. Yet so many people have seen it. Bernardo talks about 'mind at large', but he doesn't talk about the light for which there are so many eyewitnes...

Even Bernardo doesn't want to talk about The Light' and 'the Tunnel' among academia. It will be laught at and has no place among this academic envoriment. Yet so many people have seen it. Bernardo talks about 'mind at large', but he doesn't talk about the light for which there are so many eyewitnes...

I think it is reasonable to suppose that all living organisms are alters but that some are more alterier than others.

I also think the middle-way scenario is most likely, especially if we consider facts like this: Although the anatomical differences in echolocation in bats and whales are strong evidence of independent evolution, recent research has found that several genes involved in hearing are nearly identical ...

I find this somewhat problematic. The problem is that the first two statements are referring to my or yours perception. Whereas the last two drop the possessive or individual subjective view. If we added the possessive back into 3 and 4, it would read: 3. There are things that exist independently o...