On an episode of Primetime Nightline tonight the topic of out of body experiences was discussed. I'm going to have to call bullshit on this one. I'm goin all rogue scientist and official on this nonsensical mumbo jumbo.
The common experience people share of floating and being drawn towards the light seems much more like a lucid dream than anything. The notion that the experiences are similar are what I imagine to be the equivalent of what every human being identifies the feeling of a free fall. Most of us knows how that feels. We either fear it or embrace it. But anyone who has ever fallen shares the same experience. I would equate this perspective to that of out of body experiences. I just can't imagine that any of these people were athiests or even Jewish for that matter. I think when you brain loses consciousness, it goes somewhere distant and unidentifiable.
The anthropologist in my head would love to learn and read more about out of body experiences across religions and cultural divides.
Maybe this state of unliving, coma-esque sedation is just a condition that scientists have not yet been able to properly define.
I wonder if animals have ever experienced anything even close to resembling this type of event. I sure do love seeing dogs in dream like states. It reminds me of the simple pleasures in life and to not sweat the small stuff. It's funny which random things, events, or places that can have that effect on a person and snap you back to reality.
The common experience people share of floating and being drawn towards the light seems much more like a lucid dream than anything. The notion that the experiences are similar are what I imagine to be the equivalent of what every human being identifies the feeling of a free fall. Most of us knows how that feels. We either fear it or embrace it. But anyone who has ever fallen shares the same experience. I would equate this perspective to that of out of body experiences. I just can't imagine that any of these people were athiests or even Jewish for that matter. I think when you brain loses consciousness, it goes somewhere distant and unidentifiable.
The anthropologist in my head would love to learn and read more about out of body experiences across religions and cultural divides.
Maybe this state of unliving, coma-esque sedation is just a condition that scientists have not yet been able to properly define.
I wonder if animals have ever experienced anything even close to resembling this type of event. I sure do love seeing dogs in dream like states. It reminds me of the simple pleasures in life and to not sweat the small stuff. It's funny which random things, events, or places that can have that effect on a person and snap you back to reality.
No comments:
Post a Comment