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near-death experiences

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 18, 2021
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Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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At Mind Matters News: Claim — “Evolution” explains near-death experiences

Denyse O'Leary
July 18, 2021
Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
Some researchers believe that near-death experiences are a biological mechanism like the fight-or-flight response, a means of pretending death to avoid a predator. They call it thanatopsis: … Two problems arise from this analysis. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 28, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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Michael Egnor: Neuroscientists can’t dismiss near death experiences

Denyse O'Leary
May 28, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
Egnor: It’s sobering to note that neuroscience has utterly failed to explain how the brain and mind relate. It is as if cosmology had failed to tell us anything meaningful about the universe; or medical science failed to tell us anything about health and disease; or geology failed to tell us anything about rocks. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
December 1, 2019
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism
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Near-death experiences challenge human senses

Denyse O'Leary
December 1, 2019
Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism
One interesting aspect of near-death experiences is that survivors’ accounts speak of sensing things they had not sensed before. What they sense is non inconsistent with science but it is typically unknown to most people. Read More ›