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11785541

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
Few scientists have taken seriously the interpretation of near-death experiences (NDEs) as evidence for survival after death, even though most people having such an experience have become convinced that they will survive death and several features of NDEs are at least suggestive of survival. This article compares survival and some nonsurvival interpretations of NDEs in light of one feature suggestive of survival, that of reports of having seen deceased persons during the NDE. Several features of 74 NDEs involving such reports were compared with those of 200 NDEs not involving such reports. Although some of the findings could support either a survival or a nonsurvival interpretation, several other findings may weaken the primary nonsurvival hypothesis, that of expectation. Additionally, the convergence of several features suggesting survival and the convergence of features that require multiple kinds of alternative explanations, in individual cases as well as in large groups of cases, warrant our considering the survival hypothesis of NDEs more seriously than most scientists currently do.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0748-1187
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
HSR
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-49
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Near-death experiences with reports of meeting deceased people.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. ewc2r@virginia.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article