At 03:44 PM 8/18/2008, you wrote:
[Marsha]
I was asking you about such an
experience. What does your scientific mind think about such an
experience??????
[Krimel]
Your description was a bit vague so I don't know what to make of it. Even
with more detail I am afraid I would still not have anything specific to
offer. But in general I feel very strongly that all experience involves
activation of the nervous system. Often the issue really is what is
activating it. This is especially difficult because the system seems capable
of activating itself as in dreaming or in sensory deprivation experiments.
Chemicals clearly alter the patterns of neural activations as do strokes,
head injury, meditation and running marathons.
One supposed paranormal set of experiences comes to mind though. People who
have near death experiences often famously report feelings of euphoria and
seeing a tunnel of light beckoning them. The same kinds of experiences are
reported by fighter pilots under high Gforces. The effect seems to result
from rapid oxygen depletion in the brain.
Here is an example of another classical kind of paranormal experience that
oddly turns out to lend itself to scientific enquiry.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070823141057.htm
This one has always fascinated me. I can hardly wait to try it out.
"It's a very exciting development, and has implications for a range
of disciplines from neuroscience to theology."
Krimel,
That's my choices for explaining these experiences: theology,
neuroscience and whatever's in-between. I am not impressed. But I'm
not sure what would impress me except the experiences themselves when
they occur naturally.
Marsha
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Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.........
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