Genealogy of Religion

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He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

March 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Axial Age, Economy

By now you surely have heard about Colton Burpo (he is a real kid from Nebraska, not a character from an Upton Sinclair novel). When Colton was 3 years old, he allegedly went to the Christian heaven during an appendectomy. Young Colton “miraculously” lived to tell about it, and now at age 11, he and [...]

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Out of Body Experiences & Soul Beliefs

March 9th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Cognition, Evolutionary Byproduct, Paranormal

Anyone who has watched an episode of “I Survived: Beyond and Back” on the Biography Channel knows that accounts of near death experiences mesmerize the public. They also drive ratings. The typical “I Survived” vignette features someone whose heart has stopped beating and is considered “clinically dead.”
Because everyone who appears on the show  is very [...]

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Near Death Experiences: Portal to Another Realm?

July 16th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Cognition, Emotions, Evolutionary Byproduct

There are many who believe that near death experiences (“NDE”) provide evidence of the existence of a spirit-soul and that those who have these close encounters with death have glimpsed another realm.  Over at Brain Blogger, Jennifer Gibson discusses some recent studies of NDEs in a post titled “Light at the End of the Tunnel [...]

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