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Originally Posted by larry4444  Hey Alex,
Thanks again for a great interview. I'm glad you stayed with some of Dr. Nelsons points about blood flow to the brain. Dr Nelson I believe also made another point about a hightened state fight flight which I would have been interested in hearing Dr. Longs response.
The main concern I have with Dr. Long and his book and maybe it's just my sensibility - is his certaintly - he uses the word absolutely repeatedly - also he inferes proof of an afterlife and touts his book as the definitive study-which it probably is - but in a way that makes me uneasy - I think this will tend to radically polarize the response from the scientific and medical industrial complex. I think in challenging the world view of such a powerful body you could elicit retaliation in the form of witch hunt like attacks. Gary Schwatrz was on the recieving end of that sort of thing in the media. Just as Dr Nelson would not engage point by point with Dr long, I think that the materialist won't accept a fair playing field. I think it would be more prudent to try to establish with reasonable certainly that people have conscious experiences that could not be produced by the brain before possibly overstating the case of an afterlife in such grand fashion.
Then again maybe Dr. Jeffrey Longs bold approach is a breath of fresh air that will open hearts and minds. I hope so. |
I hear ya, but I like Dr. Long's approach. There really isn't any grey area here -- consciousness survives death or it doesn't. Right now, the evidence is quite overwhelmingly pointing toward -- DOES. And his position on the afterlife is also very refreshing. Look either the NDE data is what it appears or it's total junk... again it appears very strong... once you get there you have to cross the chasm.