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Sunday May 11,2008

Near Death Experiences: Fact or Fiction?

by Leroy Kattein

Are Near Death Experiences anecdotal?

Yes. And so is most everything. You will see in the dictionary listing below exactly what an anecdote is defined to be. If this is an argument of authenticity, I fail to see it. Anecdote is defined as an incident or fact. Perhaps those who use this mean that NDEs are not published and therefor suspect. This, of course, is not true either. I find the word "anecdote" being used to argue against the realness of NDEs, useless and not an argument at all.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Anecdote An"ec*dote, n. [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. ? not published; 'a priv. + ? given out, ? to give out, to publish; ? out + ? to give. See {Dose}, n.] 1. pl. Unpublished narratives. --Burke.

2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.

From WordNet (r) 1.6 (wn)

anecdote n : short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

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.