Something for the Skeptics (or Those Who Really Want to Know More)

Here is a link for those who have been quick to post their skepticism, not to say hostility, about the legitimacy of NDEs and whether genuine scientific research in the field is ongoing - or even possible. It is also for those truly interested in learning more about current research. Please note the writer's credentials.

http://www.salon.com/2012/04/21/near_death_explained/

It's a long article but full of fascinating information.

If you can read all of this and still try to lump belief in an afterlife with a childish belief in fairies or cowardice in the face of personal oblivion, or if you keep insisting that smart people "know" there is no consciousness outside the brain, then it would seem to be your own mind that is closed to information beyond your current paradigm.