Hi everyone,
My brother, of whom I hold in very high esteem, (as one often does of their elder brother), and is a doctor, has told me, unconditionally, that ALL out of body experiences can be explained by science. I apologise to those who have had to defend this before. But me recounting my own experiences just won't convince him. Obviously it is my love for him which wants him to be more concerned with things spiritual. But I have always sensed that he is VERY connected with spirit as well but held back by his science background. Please, I would very much welcome ways, or texts that I could suggest for him to spark him :). What can I say to convince him that these are not vivid dreams!! Science and metaphysics need to unite. I think he is one who could help this.
Thanks,
Perhaps your brother needs to do more research on the topic before arriving at a conclusion. That is what scientists do, isn't it?
Science can only describe what they think an OBE is, but not explain it.
Plus (and you can tell him this) the materialist scientific camp doesn't differentiate between OBE and Autoscopy, and usually most of the studies that they use to 'explain away' OBE usually pertain to Autoscopy.
Quote from: CFTraveler on December 02, 2011, 10:10:30
Science can only describe what they think an OBE is, but not explain it.
Just becuase our "modern" science can't explain it today, doesn't mean it can't be explained by science.
If he's dismissing your experiences as merely dreams then he isn't using science to explain them but the guise of science to explain them away.
There are thousands of reported cases of near-death experiences, documented by doctors and other medical staff, where the briefly deceased has given objective details of the area around them. If your sibling chooses to ignore the wealth of evidence on the topic then he's simply refusing to acknowledge the phenomenon.
It sounds like he has not woken up yet and you have. All of his knowledge doesn't help him until he is ready to see and experience the truth.
Good Luck :-)