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Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism
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RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism
The person in the video above is a professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard University. In 2008, he contracted a rare form of bacterial meningitis--a disease that ate away at his brain. It caused his neocortex (the part of the brain that makes us human) to shut down and he fell into a deep coma. During his coma, he had an NDE. In this NDE, he felt his soul/consciousness soar into the universe. Amidst this, he experienced a profound sense of Love and God's presence.


Let's focus on an important line up above, and see its connection to religious feelings:

"In 2008, he contracted a rare form of bacterial meningitis--a disease that ate away at his brain."

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RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Epimethean - November 20, 2011 at 9:52 pm

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