Near-Death Experiences

The evidential value of near-death experiences for belief in life after death

by Michael Potts

In this paper, I explore the issue of what evidential value near death experiences (NDEs) offer for belief in life... more In this paper, I explore the issue of what evidential value near death experiences (NDEs) offer for belief in life after death. I survey the major positions on this issue, ranging from writers who believe that NDEs already offer convincing evidence for life after death, to physicalists who believe that they offer, at best, a very weak case. I argue that the present NDE evidence does suggest the possibility of life after death; however, such evidence is not yet overpowering or convincing. However, I go on to argue that NDEs do offer persuasive evidence for life after death for the individual who has the NDE. I end by suggesting that further research should be done on the most impressive type of NDE evidence for life after death, veridical perceptions during an NDE.

Sensory experiences in near death experiences and the Thomistic view of the soul

by Michael Potts

"Searching For Eternity : A Scientist's Spiritual Journey to Overcome Death Anxiety" by Don Morse (Review)

by Titus Rivas

This is an English translation of a Dutch review published in Terugkeer.

Heeft het aardse leven zin? (Does It Make Any Sense To Live An Earthly Life?)

by Titus Rivas

Published in Terugkeer, 2010.

Cosmic Cradle: Souls Waiting in the Wings for Birth (Review)

by Titus Rivas

English translation of review published in Terugkeer.

Een andere kant van Michael Sabom (Another Side of Michael Sabom)

by Titus Rivas

Review of Light and Death by Michael B. Sabom, published in "Terugkeer", 14(4), Winter 2003, p. 29.

Drie minder bekende casussen van bewustzijn tijdens een vlak EEG met bevestiging (Three Lesser-Known Verified Cases of Consciousness During A Flat EEG)

by Titus Rivas

Co-authored with Anny Dirven and Inge Manussen. Published in Terugkeer, Vol. 21, Nr. 4, Winter 2010, pp. 28-29.

Review of "Beyond Chance and Necessity" by Lorna Green

by Titus Rivas

English translation of Dutch Book Review, published in Terugkeer 15(2-3), Summer/Fall 2004, 47-48.

Reïncarnatie en bijnadoodervaringen: lezing voor Theosofische Vereniging

by Titus Rivas

Lecture given on May 19th 2006 for the Theosophical Society -  Loge Utrecht.

Review of "Evidence of the Afterlife" by Jeffrey Long Dutch)

by Titus Rivas

Published in Terugkeer, 21(2), p. 25, Summer 2010, and in Reflectie, 7(4), Winter 2010, p 31.

Rejoinder to Response to 'Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience'

by Titus Rivas

Journal of Near-Death Studies, 28(4), Summer 2010.

In this article we rejoin Gerald Woerlee's response in this issue to Smit's (2008) article, Corroboration of the... more In this article we rejoin Gerald Woerlee's response in this issue to Smit's (2008) article, Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience. We show the untenability of his claim that the man whose dentures were lost before his resuscitation in the hospital was initiated had been conscious virtually all the way from the moment he was found in the meadow up to his transport to the hospital's cardiac care unit.

Also, we question Woerlee's claim that the patient constructed an accurate mental picture of objects and persons in the resuscitation room simply by listening to the sounds caused by the actions around his body. In all, we question Woerlee's materialistic explanations of the out-of-body experience that occurred in this patient's near-death experience. Our conclusion is straightforward: We consider Woerlee's claims to be wrong.

Materialisme, fysicalisme en het naturalistisch postulaat: De irrationele grondslagen van skepsis rond BDE. (Materialism, Physicalism and the Naturalistic Postulate: The Irrational Foundations of Skepticism Concerning Near-Death Experiences.)

by Titus Rivas

Contribution to an online Belgian debate between several scholars about Near-Death Experiences.

Also see: "Misleidende Skepsis over Bijna-Dood Ervaringen: Skeptische fabeltjes over Bijna-Dood Ervaringen", at http://www.txtxs.nl/artikel.asp?artid=647

In Memoriam Ian Stevenson (Dutch)

by Titus Rivas

Tijdschrift voor Parapsychologie, 2007, Vol. 1.

Also see my paper "Ian Stevenson, onderzoeker van reïncarnatieherinneringen~ published in Prana, nr. 97, October/November 1996, pp.. 20-24 at http://www.txtxs.nl/artikel.asp?artid=20.

A few comments on the article by Gerald Woerlee

by Titus Rivas

Published in Terugkeer, 19(4), Winter 2008.

I’m glad to have been gi ven this opportunity to respond to various central elements within the interpretation of the... more I’m glad to have been gi ven this opportunity to respond to various central elements within the interpretation of the case of
the “Man with the Dentures” offered by anesthesiologist Gerald Woerlee.

Some comments on the REM state intrusion hypothesis for NDEs by Kevin Nelson

by Titus Rivas

Book Review of The Scalpel and The Soul by Allan J. Hamilton

by Titus Rivas

Published in the Journal of Near-Death Studies.

Why it Makes Sense to Explain Near-Death Experiences by the Survival of Consciousness

by Titus Rivas

This paper is based on a somewhat more technical article in the Journal of Religion and Psychical Research (January 2003).

Materialistisch obscurantisme: een milde bespreking van Wat een onzin! van Herman de Regt en Hans Dooremalen

by Titus Rivas

Published in Terugkeer, 20 (1), Spring 2009, 23-26.

The authors explains why he considers 'Wat een onzin' by
Herman de Regt and Hans Dooremalen an appalling example... more The authors explains why he considers 'Wat een onzin' by
Herman de Regt and Hans Dooremalen an appalling example of materialistic obscurantism.

Een methodische opmerking over de zoektocht naar buitenzintuiglijke waarnemingen tijdens een vlak EEG (A Methodical Remark about the Search for Veridical Perceptions During a Flat EEG)

by Titus Rivas

Buitenlichamelijke ervaringen: meer dan bijzondere dromen (Out-of-body Experiences: more than special dreams)

by Titus Rivas

Published in Paraview, Vol. 13, Nr. 4, November 2009, 18-21