In Reply to: Re: Research provides physical explanation for out of body experience posted by Thinker on August 26, 2007 at 16:19:19:
I am currently reading a book that challenges many assumptions made by pop science concerning links between the brain, consciousness, and religious/spiritual/mystical experiences. (touches on nde's and obe's). The resaearch is certainly a convincing challenge to many of the assumptions of purely materialist assumptions. It is entitled "The Spiritual Brain" by neuroscientist Mario Beauregard. If you are interested in research that challeges the statements of Harris, Dawkins, Dennent and the like, it is worth a read.