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In another intriguing example of "Life imitating Art," Friday through Sunday I read a fascinating novel by accomplished author Connie Willis, Passages. The novel revolves around the conflict of viewpoints concerning the experiences of those who have "died" and been revived. Two of the characters are investigating NDE's as science-related (chemistry, etc.), and another strongly delineated character insists these are not "Near-Death" but "Near-Afterlife"  experiences, providing glimpses into the Afterlife ("The Other Side") and opening a conduit for messages to the living from the departed.


Today's L.A. Times recounts an article newly published in the medical journal "Critical Care" on this very subject, of NDE's as chemical components





http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/04/near-death-experiences-can...