| Ah, I see what you're saying. :)
The thing is, though, this can be studied scientifically, using veridical perception.
For example, say I was in a controlled lab experiment. I go "out-of-body" and into the room next to me, where a completely random animation is playing on a computer. I then return and the animation that I saw is verified by the scientists, thus giving support to "objective" OBEs. Repeat that many times over to ensure there is no statistical chance of mere coincidence.
That is the claim for veridical perception. I'm skeptical, but I'd love to see some serious study into it.
If veridical percepetion holds true, the next logical step would be to test it at the time of a flat EEG. It's tricky, but it certainly is doable. And scientists do not need to be present at the time of the NDE in order to study it. |