1- Imam Khomeini International University
2- Umz ,Masihjazi@gmail.com
2- Umz ,
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Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a distinct category of experiential observations that transcend conventional material instruments, offering a depiction of human states at the threshold of death (or upon returning from it). These observations possess epistemological verifiability, enabling an assessment of their cognitive reliability. The primary objective of this article is to critically evaluate physicalist analyses that frame out-of-body experiences (OBEs) within an illusionist paradigm. Specifically, the study explores the typology of observations in OBEs and synthesizes existing empirical resources, with an emphasis on documenting this-worldly (immanent) observations reported during such experiences. The research adopts a library-based methodology, employing descriptive-analytical data processing to systematically organize and interpret findings. This study demonstrates that reported observations from NDEs can be categorized into two groups: (1) subjective, otherworldly observations and (2) objective, this-worldly observations, each characterized by distinct features. Subjective otherworldly observations are marked by heightened mental clarity, trans-temporal experiences, rapid perceptual transitions, and novel encounters with non-material realities. In contrast, objective this-worldly observations involve veridical perceptions of extracorporeal events and accurate witnessing of empirical, real-world occurrences. The article reviews validated research on this-worldly observations in NDEs and critiques the illusionist interpretation of such experiences through four analytical frameworks. Key pillars of these frameworks include the objectivity of reports, the plurality of shared elements across accounts, the in corporeality of the soul, and the unresolved problem of consciousness. Notably, this-worldly observations documented during NDEs—reported even amid diminished or halted cerebral activity—exhibit epistemic validity, challenging reductionist neurological explanations.
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Philosophy
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