Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism

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Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism

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RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism

November 23, 2011 at 11:28 am

The best attempt in a quasi-academic setting I have seen is that of Gary Schwartz, and, despite the enthusiasm of his adherents (mostly-SURPRISE-among the religious subset of the population), he's been pretty thoroughly debunked, too. Hasn't stopped him from becoming wealthy on the dime of his fans, though, so he fits right in with how organized religion works.

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Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 20, 2011 at 7:43 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Norfolk And Chance - November 20, 2011 at 7:53 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Justtristo - November 20, 2011 at 8:04 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Norfolk And Chance - November 20, 2011 at 8:17 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Minimalist - November 20, 2011 at 8:31 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by IATIA - November 20, 2011 at 9:22 pm

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

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by padraic - November 20, 2011 at 10:40 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 12:28 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 12:55 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Ace Otana - November 21, 2011 at 6:34 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 1:28 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 1:39 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Minimalist - November 21, 2011 at 1:34 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 2:10 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 2:42 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Skeptical_Nurse - November 21, 2011 at 2:43 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Phaedra - November 21, 2011 at 3:05 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Skeptical_Nurse - November 21, 2011 at 2:39 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by IATIA - November 21, 2011 at 2:40 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 2:46 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Skeptical_Nurse - November 21, 2011 at 2:49 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 3:01 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Rayaan - November 21, 2011 at 3:09 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 4:35 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 4:45 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Rayaan - November 21, 2011 at 5:32 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 5:45 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Welsh cake - November 21, 2011 at 6:09 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Norfolk And Chance - November 21, 2011 at 6:14 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Norfolk And Chance - November 21, 2011 at 6:56 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 1:31 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Heather - November 21, 2011 at 2:07 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Norfolk And Chance - November 21, 2011 at 1:37 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 1:57 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Heather - November 21, 2011 at 3:28 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Erinome - November 21, 2011 at 3:00 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 3:03 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Cinjin - November 21, 2011 at 3:36 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 4:34 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 5:17 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 21, 2011 at 5:46 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by IATIA - November 22, 2011 at 12:52 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 22, 2011 at 1:06 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by IATIA - November 22, 2011 at 1:18 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 22, 2011 at 2:20 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 22, 2011 at 4:11 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 22, 2011 at 4:35 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Epimethean - November 22, 2011 at 6:40 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by IATIA - November 22, 2011 at 8:12 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 21, 2011 at 5:49 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Epimethean - November 21, 2011 at 9:05 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 22, 2011 at 4:46 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 22, 2011 at 5:00 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 22, 2011 at 5:19 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 22, 2011 at 5:30 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 22, 2011 at 5:39 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 22, 2011 at 5:44 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 22, 2011 at 7:10 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2011 at 9:56 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Milky Tea - November 22, 2011 at 1:57 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Willpower - November 22, 2011 at 3:48 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Welsh cake - November 22, 2011 at 4:35 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by The Grand Nudger - November 22, 2011 at 7:20 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Milky Tea - November 22, 2011 at 7:53 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Epimethean - November 22, 2011 at 9:31 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by AthiestAtheist - November 22, 2011 at 9:36 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Epimethean - November 22, 2011 at 9:38 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Shell B - November 22, 2011 at 9:39 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Epimethean - November 22, 2011 at 9:42 pm

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by The Grand Nudger - November 23, 2011 at 10:13 am

RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism - by Epimethean - November 23, 2011 at 11:28 am

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