Death Bed Experiences and Near Death Experiences with Dr. J. Steve Miller Episode 32

"Science is that you're making observations and yes we use our senses to do that. We enhance our senses with microscopes and telescopes or whatever we need to to observe things and then we make hypotheses concerning. Okay, what could have caused this thing to happen and then we find ways to test these hypotheses or we say what would the Ah Afterlife Hypothesis. What would that predict." J. Steve Miller, PhD is author of many books including "Deathbed Experiences as Evidence for the Afterlife" and "Near Death Experiences (NDEs) as Evidence for the Existence of God and Heaven." He is now an Assistant Professor of Philosophy,in the Interdisciplinary Studies department at Kennesaw State University teaching such courses as Introduction to Religion, Critical Thinking, Religion & Science, and Death & Dying. Dr. Miller always had a fascination with religion, spirituality and the truth of our existence. Tragically when he was a young man, his first wife passed away from cancer, which propelled him further into this exploration.  In this episode Dr. Miller shares how he first learned about NDE's through a book about someone's persona experience, but he wanted more evidence. He didn't  know this person. How did he know that we're even telling the truth. This lead him to delve into Near Death Experience research done by people such as Dr. Jeffrey Long and Dr. Sam Parnia. This propelled him further to study Deathbed Experiences, such as when people see their loved ones who have passed away when they are close to death. He was amazed to learn people he knew and trusted had experienced both of these.  Being curious, logical,  and a philosopher, he applied an amazing "hypothesis test" and way of thinking about the stories he heard either anecdotally or as reported by researchers. This is a test all of us can use when we read about afterlife evidence or hear personal stories people report.  In this episode: - Top researchers on NDE's - Apply logic and assess each bit of afterlife data and evidence - Deathbed Experiences - when people see deceased loved ones or other beings at the time of death - Shared Death Experiences (SDE's) - Crisis apparitions - when people who have just died visit an unknowing loved one - Mark Twain's experience with predicting a death in a dream - Why oxygen deprivation to the brain doesn't explain NDE's - People he knew and trusted who have had NDE's and SDE's and more... Learn more about J. Steve Miller : Website | Books on Amazon Full notes on Death Bed Experiences and Near Death Experiences with J. Steve Miller Get the book - WTF Just Happened?!: A sciencey-skeptic explores grief, healing, and evidence of an afterlife.  Contact | Newsletter  Check the sponsors on our Website  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wtfjusthappened/support