When I first started reading this article, I was worried that they were going to pull a Flatliners. heh. (That's one of my favourite films, actually.) Wired News: Dead But Awake: Is It Possible? "Two British scientists are seeking £165,000 ($256,000) to carry out a large-scale study to discover if clinically dead people really have out-of-body experiences.
If they can raise the cash, they intend to study 100 reanimated heart-attack victims who had near-death experiences. Research has shown that 30 of them can be expected to have out-of-body experiences. Fenwick and Parnia plan to place cards above the patients' heads that can only be seen from the ceiling, where those who experience out-of-body experiences claim to watch their resuscitation.
I can just see them in the E.R. now, 'What? This person is dying of heart failure? Quick, put the King of Hearts on the operating table above his head. No, this isn't some kind of superstition, it's a scientific experiment.'
Truly though, of course I think this is research that needs to be done. A lot of people wonder about it, and having a definitive answer would be fantastic.
posted by Chloe | Saturday 02 November 2002 10:15 AM
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