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Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos  I'm willing to consider the idea of life after death, even though I think there is zero evidence for it. In particular, I cannot for the life of me understand why NDEs are taken as evidence. Why is it interesting that some people have common experiences when in the midst of severe brain trauma?* Is it interesting that some people have common experiences when they get punched in the stomach? |
People describe the exact same phenomena in perfect health as well, "near-death" is a bit of misnomer.
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Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Could you describe a line of evidence that would convince you there is no life after death? |
Proof that consciousness is generated by the brain.
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Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos * We'll ignore the fact that NDEs seem to be colored by culture and upbringing. |
Its bound to be but even so there is a great deal cross-reference and it would take something more than skepticism to ignore that.
I'm not really trying to convert, I'm not saying any line of skepticism towards NDEs is necessarily invalid, I probably came off too strong. I'm just saying that the "believers" in NDEs are called unscientific and that isn't fair.