Near Death Experiences Flashcards

1
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NDE

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Dream
Visited
God

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2
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Why humans beings are so committed to the belief of the divine

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  1. Strong belief in the afterlife

2. Situating phenomena that correlate with that belief

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Define death on behalf of NDE’s

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Decay of the physical body

  1. Physical observation
  2. Respiratory
  3. Cardiac
  4. Neuro
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4
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Research categories

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Experiences/ advocates
Experiences/ adversaries
Non-experiences/ advocates
Non-experiences/ adversaries

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5
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Dr ray moody

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Coined the term NDE
Brink of death experience paranormal activity

Strange sounds
Peace and painless ness
Out of body experiences (pancultural) 
Tunnel experience
Rapid rise to heavenly sphere
Being of light
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The Greyson scale

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16 questions to assess the intensity of the NDE

  1. Cognitive
  2. Affective
  3. Paranormal
  4. Transcendental
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Dr. P.M H. Atwater

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De stressing NDE’s
Experience hellish realms
Some people see heaven and it wrecks their lives, and some people need to see hell

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8
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NDE common aspects

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Hyper alert state 
Out of body experience 
Engulfed in exceptional brightness 
A greeting figure
Life review
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Majorie wallacot neuroscientist

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Tried to reenact experience-by doing yoga

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Dr Alexander at IANDS

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Consciousness vs brain

Goes against materialism that say that all consciousness is brain activity
Believes in non-local consciousness

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Lucid dream vs body experience

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Separates consciousness from the body

Tap into a higher consciousness

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