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Friday May 9,2008

NDEs & scientific research?

by Leroy Kattein

What is the position of NDEs in relation to scientific research?

Science is a closed belief system, a set of laws (limitations) by which Scientists test reality (truth). It is a template used to organize the stream of consciousness we humans are immersed in daily. We use it to organize, count, catalog and validate our experiences. We feel pretty good about our template (scientific beliefs) until some phenomenon comes along that doesn't fit the patterns of its structure.

At this point, we might consider the accuracy of our beliefs, whether they are perfect enough to cover ALL of human experience. Maybe they need to be modified or expanded: what if we don't know everything.

But rather than examine our tools we foolishly label the experience as false, a freak, or the experiencer/reporter as unreliable in some way. Even worse, we try to trim and shape the experience to force it into the structure of the template. Doing so, we can say we understand it, even though the experience has been violated and frauded.

Such is the position of the Near Death Experiences in relation to science.

Leroy Kattein had his first NDE experience when he went for heart surgery in 1987. He published his website at ndeweb.com to reach other people who have had NDE's. He wants to share the love and the wonder he has gained through having an NDE. All are welcomed at his website.