Near-Death Experiences
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine February 1, 1996 DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900204 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractNear-death experiences (NDEs) are often seen either as proof of an afterlife or as hallucinations or fabrications. After two decades of research, neither extreme view is supported. The evidence suggests NDEs are complex phenomena that cannot be dismissed as mere hallucinations or taken as straightforward evidence for life after death.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 55 |
| Key finding | After twenty years of research, neither the view that NDEs are evidence for life after death nor the view that they are drug-induced hallucinations or inventions is correct. |
Abstract
Reactions to claims of near-death experiences (NDE) range from the popular view that this must be evidence for life after death, to outright rejection of the experiences as, at best, drug induced hallucinations or, at worse, pure invention. Twenty years, and much research, later, it is clear that neither extreme is correct.