Quote from: AlanRK on November 29, 2010, 21:10:45
It's a very common question from people that haven't OBE'd yet. I think it's significant to note that no one who has tried AP to a significant degree has concluded that it just a dream. It is not a dream-like state at all. On top of it being just as conscious an experience as we have here in the physical, many people also go through verification processes where they can confirm AP through some method of Extra Sensory Perception. Even despite all that, what possible reason do our brains have for creating such elaborate illusions? What's the purpose of dreams in the first place? Why do we spend half our lives in sleep? It makes much more sense that humans have an inter-dimensional nature and we live in at least two dimensions simultaneously than humans (and all life on Earth) being hardwired with such an evolutionary flaw that means we have to lie still, shut down our brain and senses, and remain like that for at least 8 hours each day.
Well it seems one of the more common theory's for why we dream is that its the perfect place to practice survival skills among other things.
I'm trying to be opened minded about this but there doesn't seem to be any tangible evidence that AP is anything more than a vivid lucid dream.
I like how personalreality sums it up though. It doesn't really matter that much whats the reality of AP is because most people who practice it have positive experiences with it.
