2007-12-11 08:58:56 · 8 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, when an atheists experiences a near death experience, they look to the medical reason. The loss of oxygen to the brain and shutting down of systems causes hallucinations, euphoria, and other unusual experiences. A theist looks to give it supernatural explanations. This is just a generality of course.
2007-12-11 09:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever had a dream that you "felt" was so real, that it seemed more logical to accept it as being real than to accept it as being nothing more than a dream? That is an "experience" that I can guess most of us have had. When it comes to near death experiences, it could very possibly be the same exact thing. Would it be illogical to assume that the processes that occur within the brain while the person is unconscious (thus relating to sleep), or in your example, "dead" (since it takes a while for all the cells in the body to actually die), to create an experience similar to a dream? I don't think that is too far fetched. To be honest, I would find it more logical to accept it as a dream than as an "experience." Going back to the notion of the ever so real dream, just because we "felt" that the dream was so real, does it make it real? Not necessarily. The experience of the dream is real only in the sense that the dream occurred. Regardless of what happened in the dream, no one can dispute that the dream was had. On a subjective level, no one can dispute what was dreamt about, because the experience itself was felt by only one person. What can be disputed is whether or not said dream was a real event that took place in reality, which is totality different from whether or not the dream was percieved as real. For example, lets say John had a dream that he met his girlfriend for coffee and they talked about school. For some odd reason the dream seems realistic to him. He wakes up the next morning, and goes to hangout with his girlfriend. While talking to his girlfriend he references something from the dream conversation, but she looks at him with confusion. He goes on saying, "don't you remember, yesterday at the cafe?", and she replies, "at the cafe? I haven't been there in a month, plus I didn't see you yesterday..." Yes, he had the dream. Yes, John can express what happened in the dream. But in the end, ultimately, John didn't have the said "experience." People can have the experience of "experiencing" an experience, but that doesn't necessarily mean that what they're experiencing is a true experience. Plus, you don't need to direct this question to non-believers, for I am a theist, and I still find a inconsistancy in your logic.
2016-05-23 02:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a near death experience and all I did was pass out. I didn't see anything special one way or the other.
2007-12-11 09:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by That's Why 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even believers have numerous types of experiences.
Mine: Black out from pain (or drowning). Float in a dark nothingness. No light, no movement, no body. Peace. The sound of a book slamming shut, echoing into untold distance. Wake up. Everyone looks surprised. This has happened twice now. Exactly the same each time.
2007-12-11 09:06:01 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix_Slasher 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Near Death" is meerly popularized contemporay jargon for an experience that occurs when there is tramatic loss of O2
to the brain.
2007-12-11 09:22:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which one? Hehe.
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2007-12-11 09:06:23 · answer #6 · answered by Brandon's been a dirty Hore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep, theirs can be explained scientifically.
2007-12-11 09:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by ddking37 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
interpretation not as stupid
2007-12-11 09:03:43 · answer #8 · answered by dddbbb 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋