Life Beyond Death

We probably all heard of Doctor Eben Alexander by now, the neuroscientist who now believes in heaven. For reference http://www.lifebeyonddeath.net/ is his website.

What is the TA opinion about this man's experiences?

Is he a crafty man exploiting the gullibility of the religious and becoming very rich indeed by selling his books.

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May he indeed be on to something? Could there perhaps be such a thing as a collective universal conscience that we all join upon death and is our idea of simply ceasing to exist too short sighted?

So in short, is he a charlatan or a visionary?

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Permalink Reply by Ron V on November 23, 2012 at 11:09am

You may want to read Sam Harris' responses to this:
http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/science-on-the-brink-of-death

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Permalink Reply by Tiffany Willoughby on November 28, 2012 at 8:37pm

well, even if there is a heaven. ill be dead. i wont have a body just a "soul" according to christians. my idea of a heaven isnt bowing down to some dude for eternity on streets of gold. ill be dead wat the fck will gold streets do me any good? im not following some dude that fucked up the book he so called wrote/inspired watever.

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