Example: the utter foolishness of reductionism (Introduction)

by David Turell , Monday, October 20, 2014, 00:57 (3687 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: My daughter sent me this link to an article about Dr Eben Alexander, to whose experiences David drew our attention some time ago. I thought it was well worth another look, since it seems to tie in rather neatly with the article Tony posted on this thread.
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> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2797764/what-heaven-s-really-like-leadin... been to the website, and I've read the book. He describes his experiences exactly as I knew them from my reading. I've included his experience in my book as one of many. His consciousness survived while his brain was functionless. As an academic brain surgeon he is not a charlatan. His case is veridical, that is confirmed by discovering his sister. Sam Parnia's new findings which I reported recently, also had a documented veridical case. I'm glad Jenny sent this to you.