RELI 2732 Lecture 2: lecture 2.docx
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Last class we talked about how ways that death is defined in modern culture. Noted that the definitions centered on physical facts of sensation, heartbeat and brain activity. In many cultures, people have said that they have had a glimps of time beyond life, place beyond this place such reports have aspired belief or disbelief to many people. Professor read the wwi report of vaughan henshaw on his near death experience. ->this report basically describes that he saw a bright light and that he wanted to enter it to see what"s behind that bright light. But then he comes back down and sees his comrades beside his body and he is confused that he sees his body then all of a sudden, he comes back to life again. Near death experience-->nde . now it is also called out of body experience -->obe.