Are there any finding yet from the Aware project? It seems like a very good experimental study and I've heard it mentioned before, but I haven't come across any data yet. I had an NDE myself over a decade ago, but it wasn't of the 'out-of-body' type and I have been perfectly happy to view it as a product of chemical processes in my brain. It had no effect on my atheistic world-view, but it has cured me of a fear of death. And that's something my most devout friends still fear.
@DaithiDublin they are releasing it in bits but the problem with his experiments is he is relying on a picture to tell them everything. the problem is that they might not know where to look. charles tart on the other hand in the 60's wrote a 5 digit number and a few patients managed to successfully see and memorise the 5 numbers while out of their body. the first thing to do is ask them where they were when dead and if they claim nearby they say certain words and ask what was said.
@k0smon The brain is easy to define: It's an organ that acts as controller and regulator of the nervous system. As for the other two?... Well, people have been discussing that for several thousand years and still haven't found a definite answer!
@k0smon I'd say that the mind and consciousness are electrical manifestations of the physical brain. I'm pretty sure most experts would agree but I'm not certain.
@RussianAssassin21 ::: The 'mind' is an enigma. During NDEs, it seems to function separately from the physical body. I see the mind as the 'brain' of the spirit body.
@k0smon The mind may seem to function separately from the physical body during NDEs but that doesn't mean it does. Until there's evidence from studies similar to what the speaker here mentions there's no reason to believe the mind is anything more than a product of the physical brain. What's your definition of the mind?
Are there any finding yet from the Aware project? It seems like a very good experimental study and I've heard it mentioned before, but I haven't come across any data yet. I had an NDE myself over a decade ago, but it wasn't of the 'out-of-body' type and I have been perfectly happy to view it as a product of chemical processes in my brain. It had no effect on my atheistic world-view, but it has cured me of a fear of death. And that's something my most devout friends still fear.
DaithiDublin 4 months ago
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It should come out in 2012 from what I heard.
ThisOneIsTaken 3 months ago
@DaithiDublin they are releasing it in bits but the problem with his experiments is he is relying on a picture to tell them everything. the problem is that they might not know where to look. charles tart on the other hand in the 60's wrote a 5 digit number and a few patients managed to successfully see and memorise the 5 numbers while out of their body. the first thing to do is ask them where they were when dead and if they claim nearby they say certain words and ask what was said.
ultradumbass 1 month ago
We need more precise definitions : brain, mind, consciousness.
k0smon 1 year ago
@k0smon The brain is easy to define: It's an organ that acts as controller and regulator of the nervous system. As for the other two?... Well, people have been discussing that for several thousand years and still haven't found a definite answer!
benthejrporter 1 year ago
@k0smon I'd say that the mind and consciousness are electrical manifestations of the physical brain. I'm pretty sure most experts would agree but I'm not certain.
RussianAssassin21 6 months ago
@RussianAssassin21 ::: The 'mind' is an enigma. During NDEs, it seems to function separately from the physical body. I see the mind as the 'brain' of the spirit body.
k0smon 6 months ago
@k0smon The mind may seem to function separately from the physical body during NDEs but that doesn't mean it does. Until there's evidence from studies similar to what the speaker here mentions there's no reason to believe the mind is anything more than a product of the physical brain. What's your definition of the mind?
RussianAssassin21 6 months ago