A near-death experience (NDE) happens when you have some experiences associated with impending
death. You can live through multiple possible sensations, including detachment
from the body, feelings of levitation, total serenity, security, and the most
important and famous, the presence of a light.
The experience has been described, from medical journals, as having
hallucinations, and from parapsychologists as evidence of the afterlife and mind-body
dualism.
The most classic near-death experiences are:
- A ''tunnel experience'', a sense of moving up, or through, a passageway or staircase.
- A rapid movement toward and/or sudden immersion in a powerful light. And therefore you can have communication with th elight.
- An
intense feeling of unconditional love.
- Receiving
a life review.
- Receiving knowledge about one's life and the nature of the univers.
Now, I would like to ask to you, do you believe in all these things, in the
near-death experiences and in the afterlife; or do you think it's just a whole
business to gain loads of money?
According to the afterlife, I personally think it depends much more on your
religious beliefs, but do you believe in it? And if you do, what do you think
it happens?
My personal opinion, is very scientific, I don't believe at all in the
afterlife, I think that when you die, you don't actually have a soul... I mean,
that you're only a body with skin, muscles and bones, that is going to disintegrate
with the pass of time, and maybe be eaten by the insects. I know it's not a
very sensible opinion, but it's my point of view.
Carlota Besalduch.
I agree with Carlota, I don't think there's life after death or neither reincarnation and all this things. As she said I also don't believe we have a soul. I don't believe in such things because I believe in things that can be proved or at least have some sense for me.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I am concerned, there have been some experiments to try to prove if humans have a soul and this one's have become with negative results.
The only things that support the idea of the existence of a soul are testimonies of people that for example have been in coma and have seen that 'light'. When a person is in state of coma he loses his conscience and so he isn't aware of nothing. So I just can't believe in someone that is in that state.
However, some of the people that insure they have had any near-death experience don't have necessary been in coma.
But in any cases I think that humans have an amazing ability to imagine things, even if it's not on purpose. When you believe strongly in something your subconscious can play with you. It can make you see something you believe in or you've heard from and make you be sure it was real. Is like when you fall asleep and have a dream and when you've just woke up you're not sure if it was real or not. This happens only in a few seconds but it's just like this but with more importance and power.
I think that when they say that they have seen there life past through it's just not possible. If you were about to die like for example falling from somewhere very high it passes in a few seconds and you are not thinking in your life , only the fear can take your thinking. They say it because it's just the typical thing. On the other hand if they die in a different way that it takes more time it can be possible but I think that is something that you really think of. I mean you think about all of your life because you are going to die but nothing to do with the near-death experience.
Finally add that I think that the people that believe in this things is because of their faith. Is all to do with religion. Also religion is something you believe or not but does't have many proves.
To sum up, I don't believe in this mainly because there's no proves that verifies it. But also because I think that the subconscious is something you can't control and sometimes makes you think things that really didn't happen. And finally because I don't understand how a blind person that has been it since were born can see a light and can describe it if they don't know the concept of light because they haven't seen anyone never.
This is my opinion but I really respect other ones although I defend this one.
I also agree with Carlota and Gemma, because as they said before, I think that when you die, you are simply dead, you don't reincarnate into another person or into something else, like an animal or an object. With the pass of time you just disintegrate and finally you convert into dust.
ReplyDeleteBecause there are a lot of different opinions about this after-life topic I think there's no a correct opinion or a correct explanation of what is the thing that happens after dying, there are a lot of theories that is true, but we don't know which one is the correct or the truth. Nobody that is alive can confirm 100% that the things that they say are the correct one, because nobody can prove that is true. The only things that alive people can do are read about different theories and extract its own opinion.
Since my point of view, answering to the first question that Carlota has proposed is that it isn't a business for gaining money but it is for making people think different and discuss and defensing their own ideas. People need to know how to defense their ideas for co-existing and in a way they need that to survive and develop.
As I have said already, I don't believe in after-life and yes, personally I think that it depends in a religious belief. But there are a lot of grades of believing in God, for example, I believe in God but I am not in agree with some things of this religion. It depends a lot on the person, but I think that all of this theories and ideas about the after-life the people that believe in it do it because they have learn the theory of God since they were little and they haven't thought about anything else.
Finally, I would like to add that all the people have a theory and they are all correct there isn't a guide in which we can look and realize if something is bad or good.
I also agree with Carlota and Gemma, because as they said before, I think that when you die, you are simply dead, you don't reincarnate into another person or into something else, like an animal or an object. With the pass of time you just disintegrate and finally you convert into dust.
ReplyDeleteBecause there are a lot of different opinions about this after-life topic I think there's no a correct opinion or a correct explanation of what is the thing that happens after dying, there are a lot of theories that is true, but we don't know which one is the correct or the truth. Nobody that is alive can confirm 100% that the things that they say are the correct one, because nobody can prove that is true. The only things that alive people can do are read about different theories and extract its own opinion.
Since my point of view, answering to the first question that Carlota has proposed is that it isn't a business for gaining money but it is for making people think different and discuss and defensing their own ideas. People need to know how to defense their ideas for co-existing and in a way they need that to survive and develop.
As I have said already, I don't believe in after-life and yes, personally I think that it depends in a religious belief. But there are a lot of grades of believing in God, for example, I believe in God but I am not in agree with some things of this religion. It depends a lot on the person, but I think that all of this theories and ideas about the after-life the people that believe in it do it because they have learn the theory of God since they were little and they haven't thought about anything else.
Finally, I would like to add that all the people have a theory and they are all correct there isn't a guide in which we can look and realize if something is bad or good.
I disagree with the comments above , I think there is life after death. It could be because of the education I have earned since I was born, and also because I am quite religious and in my religion we believe in life after death.
ReplyDeleteI am not saying that it has to be like the Bible say, I mean, going to heaven if you have been a excellent cristian and going to hell with Satan if you have been a bad cristian. I think there is something, it is hard for me to think that our only destination in life is the one most of the people achieve, growing up, marrying someone, have kids, and then, death. So I am saying that there is "something" where our "soul" ( or whatever it is ) keeps its journey.
My sight tells me that there is more than what we all see, I am not disrespecting anyone, I am just giving my opinion about life after death. I know science tells us that there is nothing after life, and even knowing that nowadays it can sound corny, I believe in God, and I think that life never ends, it does not have to be like it is told, but I know there is, and I repeat, "something".
I really don’t have a clear opinion about this, actually it is difficult to know if there is another life after death, because anyone has come back to tell us. But there has been some news about people that have arrived to a status in life, Where they are closer to death, and that they have seen things, that they Could live to tell us.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the closest views that we have about this. Although, there are lots of people that are investigating this, but there are hypothesis, never anything that can really be proved. As new investigations and conclusions can appear that change the old hypothesis. As Carlota said, the most accurate point of view is the scientific one, as it has always a lot of things to show, and there is never a conclusion at least there have any material way to prove it.
I hope all this is not a way of earning money, because, this is not a thing which people should make fun about, because, death is a very strong word, and meaning, and also to investigate this, costs a lot of money, as many other projects, and there is sense in trying to get money out of it.
There are people, that strongly believe in this idea, as in each culture people grow in a different way, surrounded by people that make them believe things, and for example in some religions from countries like India, believe in reincarnation, as their Gods, say so, so there is no way that they will change their mind. All this makes us think, if people as God, reincarnates, why can’t we do it to? So, many people will say that this can’t exist, but in the other hand, many others say it does, so there is no full opinion, where we can get attached.
Carlota also said, that when we die, we get into our place, where we can rest, but that is where our body goes. So where does our soul go? That it is another point of view, the word “soul” has come across a lot of places. Some of us know that our soul has to get somewhere, or it maybe dies to.
To finish, when I have read this, I have seen that there are different opinions of what we can see after death, and this is quite interesting to know, but some of them are not believable at all.
In conclusion, I will like to say, that people should have their own opinions on what to believe when they die, and it is better to think in something positive, as when it is the time, we can’t choose what we want to do.
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ReplyDeleteThis is basically a matter of faith. Personally I don´t believe in this near-death experiences but I do with life after death. I do agree with those who say this near-death experiences are just a way to earn money, but I can´t affirm for sure that they do not exist. I like judging only those things that happen to me.
ReplyDeleteI couldn´t agree more with Dani. He mentions the idea that after-life doesn´t necessary have to be as described in the Bible. In fact, I think the Bible or the Koran are simply ways to describe this after-life. Talking about other comments, I think some mix science with religion and describe them as contra posing. As long as I´m concerned science hasn´t proved that some type of god doesn´t exists, so please do not use this argument. In fact, I´d like to say to those who use science to attack religions that some of the greatest scientist in history did believe in God.
Going back to what Carlota asked, I personally can´t imagine how life after death is like. This is the main question humanity asks and I think I´m not the chosen one to answer it. This is a complex issue which in my opinion exceeds the human nature itself.
Actually Pablo, I do not agree at all with what you have said actually I disagree with partly everything.
ReplyDeleteReferring to Carlota’s question, I am quite shore that near-death experiences are all a business, which take advantage of human being’s desperation after the death of a close relative or a friend to take money out of them.
Secondly Pablo, I agree 100 per cent with what you have said that science has not proved the inexistence of a god but a well as it has not proved the existence of it and I guess you will use that to reinforce your argument. Science cannot even proof that right in this moment there is a kettle floating around the earth, so, do you seriously think your argument is good enough?
Personally I don’t believe in God at all but what I do understand, is that religion is a matter of faith, you won’t be able to prove religion to the same extent as you will, it is a feeling which some of us have and others don’t. I suppose.