num_pages: 320
description: Predating organized religion afterlife belief is fundamental to experience &amp; may date back to the Neanderthals. By the mid-19th century however spurred by science's progress many began to question the existence of an afterlife. Materialist doctrine--which sees consciousness as a creation of the brain--began to spread. Now armed with scientific evidence Chris Carter challenges materialist arguments against consciousness surviving death &amp; shows how near-death experiences (NDEs) may provide glimpses of an afterlife. Using evidence from scientific studies quantum mechanics &amp; consciousness research he reveals how consciousness doesn't depend on the brain &amp; may survive bodily death. Examining ancient &amp; modern accounts of NDEs from sources including China India &amp; tribal societies such as the Native American &amp; the Maori he explains how NDEs provide evidence of consciousness surviving death. He looks at many psychological &amp; physiological explanations for NDEs raised by skeptics--such as stress birth memories or oxygen starvation--&amp; shows why each of them fails to explain the NDE. Exploring the similarities between NDEs &amp; visions experienced during actual death &amp; the intersection of physics &amp; consciousness he uncovers truths about mind matter &amp; life after death.
language: English
title: Science & the Near-death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death
publisher: Inner Traditions (Rochester, VT)