[FairfieldLife] Re: Just Neurons Firing?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap wrote: A good discussion of NDE IMO: http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2012/12/mary-neals-out-of-body-experiences.html Those who believe that it is wrong, always and everywhere, to believe anything on insufficient evidence believe that very proposition on insufficient evidence, indeed on no evidence at all Just Neurons Firing? No evidence to suggest otherwise. And a rather large dollop of bias in the first sentence. I think people after confirmation of beliefs will enjoy assumptions like these based on one experience but there are many of others that confirm a completely subjective basis to NDE's. For instance, a third of people who report meeting deceased relatives also meet relatives who are still alive. Bit of a giveaway. So to believe a supernatural explanation for NDEs on such insufficient evidence at least is foolhardy. I would love to have an NDE but don't fancy the being near death part of it, and then there's the overwhelming majority that have heart attacks, car crashes etc, and *don't* report any mysterious goings on at all. It's all neurons firing, unless we are part of a computer program, in which case I'd expect the programmers to have a bit of fun with things like the afterlife, I sure as hell would!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Just Neurons Firing?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap wrote: } } A good discussion of NDE IMO: } } http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2012/12/mary-neals-out-of-body-experiences.html } } } } Those who believe that it is wrong, always and everywhere, } } to believe anything on insufficient evidence believe that } } very proposition on insufficient evidence, indeed on no } } evidence at all } } Just Neurons Firing? No evidence to suggest otherwise. } And a rather large dollop of bias in the first sentence. } I think people after confirmation of beliefs will enjoy } assumptions like these based on one experience but there } are many of others that confirm a completely subjective } basis to NDE's. } } For instance, a third of people who report meeting } deceased relatives also meet relatives who are still } alive. Bit of a giveaway. So to believe a supernatural } explanation for NDEs on such insufficient evidence at } least is foolhardy. } } I would love to have an NDE but don't fancy the being } near death part of it, and then there's the overwhelming } majority that have heart attacks, car crashes etc, and } *don't* report any mysterious goings on at all. } } It's all neurons firing, unless we are part of a computer } program, in which case I'd expect the programmers to have } a bit of fun with things like the afterlife, I sure as } hell would! I'm staying out of the Near Death Experience thang. It's my birthday and I'm in a good mood, so what I wish is that more people in the world could get over having a Near Life Experience and just live.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Just Neurons Firing?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap wrote: } } A good discussion of NDE IMO: } } http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2012/12/mary-neals-out-of-body-experiences.html } } } } Those who believe that it is wrong, always and everywhere, } } to believe anything on insufficient evidence believe that } } very proposition on insufficient evidence, indeed on no } } evidence at all } } Just Neurons Firing? No evidence to suggest otherwise. } And a rather large dollop of bias in the first sentence. } I think people after confirmation of beliefs will enjoy } assumptions like these based on one experience but there } are many of others that confirm a completely subjective } basis to NDE's. } } For instance, a third of people who report meeting } deceased relatives also meet relatives who are still } alive. Bit of a giveaway. So to believe a supernatural } explanation for NDEs on such insufficient evidence at } least is foolhardy. } } I would love to have an NDE but don't fancy the being } near death part of it, and then there's the overwhelming } majority that have heart attacks, car crashes etc, and } *don't* report any mysterious goings on at all. } } It's all neurons firing, unless we are part of a computer } program, in which case I'd expect the programmers to have } a bit of fun with things like the afterlife, I sure as } hell would! I'm staying out of the Near Death Experience thang. It's my birthday and I'm in a good mood, so what I wish is that more people in the world could get over having a Near Life Experience and just live. I'm not terribly well-versed on the issue but it seems to me there are studies showing a correspondence between NDEs and the time when brainwaves flatline.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Just Neurons Firing?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap wrote: } } A good discussion of NDE IMO: } } http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2012/12/mary-neals-out-of-body-experiences.html } } } } Those who believe that it is wrong, always and everywhere, } } to believe anything on insufficient evidence believe that } } very proposition on insufficient evidence, indeed on no } } evidence at all } } Just Neurons Firing? No evidence to suggest otherwise. } And a rather large dollop of bias in the first sentence. } I think people after confirmation of beliefs will enjoy } assumptions like these based on one experience but there } are many of others that confirm a completely subjective } basis to NDE's. } } For instance, a third of people who report meeting } deceased relatives also meet relatives who are still } alive. Bit of a giveaway. So to believe a supernatural } explanation for NDEs on such insufficient evidence at } least is foolhardy. } } I would love to have an NDE but don't fancy the being } near death part of it, and then there's the overwhelming } majority that have heart attacks, car crashes etc, and } *don't* report any mysterious goings on at all. } } It's all neurons firing, unless we are part of a computer } program, in which case I'd expect the programmers to have } a bit of fun with things like the afterlife, I sure as } hell would! I'm staying out of the Near Death Experience thang. It's my birthday and I'm in a good mood, so what I wish is that more people in the world could get over having a Near Life Experience and just live. --- I'm not terribly well-versed on the issue but it seems to me there are studies showing a correspondence between NDEs and the time when brainwaves flatline.
