Mission
We investigate the near-death experience in support of the following hypotheses:
The Near-Death Experience (NDE) is Real
Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) Are Real. The reports are consistent across experiencers and can be verified.
Universal Phenomenon, Subjective Framing
While the experience is absolutely real, the details are shaped by the individual’s cultural and personal beliefs, seemingly to provide comfort and a feeling of safety.
Consciousness Survives Physical Death
The brain is a survival machine that filters reality to give you experiences of the world. But the awareness of these experiences is not created by the brain. Consciousness does not cease to exist when the brain and body expire.
Can science and logic provide evidence for the survival of consciousness? Psychology of the Strange investigates the evidence that consciousness is not a byproduct of the brain, but a fundamental property that survives clinical death. Focusing exclusively on Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), we explore:
Survival of Consciousness: Clinical evidence that the mind operates independently of a functioning brain.
Veridical NDEs: Analyzing verified physical observations made during clinical death.
The Filter Theory: Examining the model of the brain as a receiver/filter of consciousness rather than its creator.
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About The Host
I’m Rick. I’m a professor of psychology at a local college. I received my Ph.D. from Emory University with a concentration in biopsychology, and completed three years of postdoctoral research at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco.
While my academic background is rooted in the hard science of the brain and mind — specifically how visual perception constructs our reality — my interests have always been dominated by the elusive origin of consciousness. Science cannot tell us what consciousness is, but highly credible accounts in NDEs and related phenomena can no longer be ignored. I created Psychology of the Strange to help us understand what near-death experiences can teach us about the continuation of consciousness.
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