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SCantiGOP

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8. The first three posts in this thread

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2025, 05:38 PM

Jan 2

all talk about proven post-death events, yet none link to any objective proof of any of these claims.
My opinion is that our intense and natural fear of death fuels these fantasies. Death is simply the same thing as going to sleep, except there is no consciousness afterwards.

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The new science of death: 'There's something happening in the brain that makes no sense' [View all] littlemissmartypants Dec 26 OP

The stories that amaze me are the ones where they see things they couldn't "see" Callie1979 Dec 26 #1

Once there was put in place a controlled experiment. John1956PA Dec 26 #2

Several similar attempts to "prove" PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 26 #3

I've gone thru this pscot Dec 26 #4

My grandmother lost her fear of death after her near death experience Kaleva Dec 31 #7

"dramatic storm of many neurotransmitters, including serotonin and dopamine" So near death experience is just mitch96 Dec 26 #5

Sure. Igel Dec 29 #6

The first three posts in this thread SCantiGOP Jan 2 #8