Quote:
|
I am no scientist either, and until it is proven by science I cannot accept what you say as truth, especially when I see perfectly logical explanations.
|
My claim is that these experiences
do happen, and that they are vastly different from the dreams and hallucinations that science is currently familiar with. That alone should warrant enough reason to study it openly -- yet it's virtually ignored, sometimes even suppressed, by mainstream science.
Claiming they are mere hallucinations does not explain what causes them, why some persons have them more often than others, why they seem to appear more frequently in childhood, why there are so many similarities and recurring patterns between cultures, what the experiences represent (if anything) and how they can be used benefitially (eg. possible therapeutic value). Little is known about the answers to these questions, among others.
When one explores deeper into the out-of-body/phasing state, traveling futher than the limits of their physical body's surroundings, things begin to get very weird. Contact with so-called "spirits" is common, although it almost always follows the pattern of telepathic communication. Interestingly, individuals claim they can discern between the apparent beings and spirits, and often the 'same' beings are reported helping them throughout different experiences. Another common feature is, as Radarlove described, the apparent "merging" with another life/consciousness. The
most perplexing reports are those of veridical information gained, such as seeing something as it happens outside of your physical sensory perception.
I suppose you could argue that these reports are all lies, delusions and useless hallucinations, but considering the sheer number of such reports, that in itself seems slightly illogical. A more likely explanation may be that the "spirits" and beings are part of our subconscious. However, that does little to explain the reports of veridical information.
I'm not claiming that "paranormal" activity (such as veridical perception) is true, I'm simply suggesting we study it further to gain more knowledge as to what is happening.