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Old 23rd April 2015, 05:14 PM   #91
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Originally Posted by Maartenn100 View Post
I'm all for scientific explanations of an NDE-experience but it seems every time I hear or read someone try and give a rational explanation for an NDE it doesn't even come close to explaining what people have described, other than explaining what might be the tunnel with a light at the end. what about all the other things which have been described by so many people? Just seems like the skeptics really have nothing substantial to offer to explain these trips people take.
In other words, you don't like the physiological explanation, because it does not support your cherry-picked woo!-laden anecdotes. The fact that reality disagrees with your hopes does not represent a lack of substance on the part of reality.
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