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Why near-death experiences are real and not dreams

2023-04-25 09:10:38Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Why near-death experiences are real and not dreams
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By Gabriele Lagana

Is death the end of everything or is there a life beyond earthly life? People of all ages have asked themselves this question at least once during their existence. There is still no final answer to this. And maybe there never will be. Science is not sure what happens when our heart stops beating.

However, in recent decades, some researchers have begun to study a phenomenon that occurs when someone is close to death: Near Death Experiences, NDE. These are phenomena described by people who have regained vital functions after a period spent in a coma or after being declared clinically dead.

American doctor and writer Raymond Moody's book "Life Beyond Life", first published in 1975, was based on dozens of testimonies about these experiences. Since then, many other physicians have devoted part of their time to the study of NDEs, making interesting contributions.

Among the most famous figures in this field, to name just a few, stand out Pim Van Lomel, Sam Parnia (who directs the AËARE project, with the most extensive study ever conducted involving 25 hospitals worldwide), Brus Grejza and the Italian Enrico Faco.

In an interview for "Il Giornale", Fako, expert in anesthesiology and resuscitation and researcher at the Department of Neurosciences of the University of Padua, says that despite the skepticism of some people these experiences are real.

Are near-death experiences sporadic or frequent events?

NDEs are relatively frequent events that occur during critical medical conditions that are accompanied by loss of consciousness.

Can you tell us the percentage?

In various studies, it is said that this happens in 5 and 18 percent of cases in patients who suffer cardiac arrest.

How can an NDE be defined?

They are intense and deep subjective experiences with a transcendental aspect, occurring in critical health conditions, accompanied by loss of consciousness (such as cardiac arrest, head trauma, shock, etc.) and characterized by the clear perception of being in a different dimension than the ordinary one of earthly life, by abandoning the physical body and going beyond the boundaries of the self and the space-time dimension of the ordinary physical world.

Could near-death experiences be forms of delirium, transient organic brain changes, or even anoxia?

The scientific interpretations proposed so far are mechanistic-reductionist in nature and have hypothesized that they originate from the cerebral disorder produced by concussion. However, they are hypotheses without any confirmation. Some of them can even be rejected based on other known facts that make them impossible.

Are there only common elements in NDEs or are there other subjective ones?

NDEs are quite complex and include both individual elements and shared elements. Basic aspects of the experiences are universal and can be found in all cultures. There are also indications of it in the literature of all times, from Homer to Plato, to Dickens, to the Book of the Dead of the Tibetans.

Compared to the dreaming process, how are near-death experiences?

Dreams have a very different language, characterized by the overlapping of many different elements, which make immediate understanding difficult or impossible. They were the subject of a long interpretative work by Sigmund Freud.

Why doesn't everyone report experiencing an NDE?

For two essential reasons. First, not everyone experiences them. Second, being experiences of a transcendental aspect and of a mystical dimension, they are placed outside what is conventionally accepted by today's dominant viewpoint. So there is a great danger that they will be misunderstood, and anyone who has experienced them will be considered a visionary or suffering from a mental problem after a cerebral stroke.

For example, skeptics argue that the vision of light seen in an NDE is actually what is seen in the hospital room. It's possible?

It is only a hypothesis without any confirmation. The light perceived in NDEs has very different characteristics from those of artificial light, and is only one element of a much richer and more complex experience. At best it can be a kind of trigger for this experience, which has a much wider nature and implications.

Are NDEs only positive or are there reports of negative experiences?

There are negative experiences, although in a smaller percentage of cases. Sometimes the negative part is an element of experiences that include both negative and positive elements. In other cases what is experienced is the positive NDE scenario, but experienced negatively. Or a situation that is itself neutral (eg being in a state of emptiness or darkness) but experienced as very stressful. Experiences of disturbing scenarios are reported much less often (there are those who define them as "evil").

Who is prone to negative near-death experiences?

It is not yet clear whether and which people may be able to favor negative experiences. / "Il Giornale" - Bota.al


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