Atheism the unscientific belief (part one, two, and three)

[jenny1972]

the brain didnt die but " brain death " is what it is called when there is no brain-wave activity and a "flat" EEG denotes non-function of the cerebral cortex , there is  non-function of the brain stem and there is no blood flow to the brain and generalized absence of brain function right ?

No.  Brain death occurs when critical segments of the brain suffer irreversible death of sufficient quantity of cells to negate functioning.  She was put in "suspended animation" to minimize the chance of that happening, and, if the procedure went as hoped, despite ordinary clinical indicators of brain death being positive, little actual cell damage occurred.  

Woerlee (2005b) also draws attention to the fact that Reynolds could only give a report of her experience some time after she recovered from the anesthetic as she was still intubated when she regained consciousness. This would provide some opportunity for her to associate and elaborate upon the sensations she had experienced during the operation with her existing knowledge and expectations. The fact that she described the small pneumatic saw used in the operation also does not impress Woerlee. As he points out, the saw sounds like and, to some extent, looks like the pneumatic drills used by dentists. The sound heard by Reynolds when she regained consciousness during the early phase of the operation was unlikely to be interpreted as being a large chain saw or industrial angle cutter even in the unlikely event that the patient might have expected such inappropriate instruments to be used. As Sabom (1998, p. 189) himself acknowledges, ‘‘For some, evidence arising from cases such as Pam’s will continue to suggest some type of out-of-body experience occurring when death is imminent. For others, the inexactness which arises in the evaluation of these cases will be reason enough to dismiss them as dreams, hallucinations, or fantasies.’’

"Near-death experiences in cardiac arrest survivors" ~ Christopher C. French

" This would provide some opportunity for her to associate and elaborate upon the sensations she had experienced during the operation with her existing knowledge and expectations. " .... but that does not mean that is what in fact she did . he is just guessing at a possible explanation ,  just because someone has the opportunity to do something doesnt necessarily mean they did it right? isnt it more probable that instead of plotting this huge hoax she was just laying in bed exhausted trying to recuperate after a major surgery ?  just because Woerlee assumes thats what she did doesnt mean he can back that up in any way its just his explanation for it .

even though the brain did not die literally it is considered  brain death when there is no brain-wave activity and a "flat" EEG denotes non-function of the cerebral cortex , there is  non-function of the brain stem and there is no blood flow to the brain and generalized absence of brain function right ? yet with none of that happening she experienced all these intense "thoughts" during that time ....... shouldnt the lack of brain wave activity and flat EEG and a non functioning cerebral cortex and brain stem inhbit such mental activity ?