Extra Credit

Surviving Death S1:E1 - Near Death Experiences (2021) - 27 min.

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Link:

https://www.netflix.com/watch/80998853?trackId=14170056

Review:

This Netflix series is based off Leslie Kean's book "Surviving Death". This episode includes many important and well known figures in the NDE research field, including Bruce Greyson, Kimberly Clark (the social worker who confirmed Maria's tennis shoe account), Pam Reynolds, and Dr. Mary Neal (the surgeon who experienced an NDE while kayaking). The show explores multiple cases of near death experiences as well as interviews from scientists and researchers regarding their conclusions about NDEs. For example, Dr. Greyson discusses how drugs tend to inhibit NDEs, rather than causing them like most people believe.  He also discusses how oxygen deprivation to the brain usually causes people to become frightened and scared, which is unlike the calming and blissful experience that most near death experiencers describe. This show also includes an in depth review of Pam Reynolds's case. Last but not least, the show explored the story of Stephanie Arnold. Stephanie had an intense near death experience minutes after her son was born in which she had premonitions about for months before. Overall, this episode was extremely important for my project since I discuss the experiences of Pam Reynolds and Dr. Mary Neal in my paper. Also, I use evidence from Dr. Greyson's research, which he also discusses in this show. In addition, three quotes from the show really stuck out to me;

"There are things that science can't test, but that doesn't mean they don't happen"

"The general mainstream materialist view of reality is that physical matter is all there is. So when the physical brain stops working then the consciousness ends. So the idea that there might be this consciousness piece could continue on conflicts with a pretty basic principle"

"If it is true that consciousness is not solely dependent on the brain, that raises the question, 'What happens to our consciousness after we die?' Can a consciousness continue after the death of the body?"