Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence for Survival?

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Article that seeks to define out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and argues that both theoretical and empirical reasons prove that OBEs cannot provide evidence for survival of death.

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Blackmore, Susan December 1983.

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  • Blackmore, Susan Brain and Perception Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, England

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Article that seeks to define out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and argues that both theoretical and empirical reasons prove that OBEs cannot provide evidence for survival of death.

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137-155 p. ; 23 cm.

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Abstract: This paper argues that for both theoretical and empirical reasons the out-of-body experience (OBE) cannot provide evidence for survival of death. Definitions of the OBE are discussed and typical features described, including the fact that OBEs often convince people of survival. OBEs can provide survival evidence only if it can be shown that (1) something leaves the body during an OBE, and (2) that that "something" could survive the death of the body. There are serious difficulties in conceiving of anything that could perform the movement, perception, and information transfer required in an OBE. The evidence suggestive of something leaving the body includes (a) perception at a distance during OBEs, (b) the detection of a double or astral body, and (c) near-death experiences. That evidence is reviewed and argued to be inconclusive. A psychological theory of the OBE is presented in which the out-of-body world is seen as constructed by imagination from the cognitive map. It is argued that this theory provides greater hope for understanding mystical and related experiences.

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  • Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2), International Association for Near-Death Studies, December 1983, pp.

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  • Publication Title: Anabiosis
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2
  • Page Start: 137
  • Page End: 155
  • Pages: 19

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The Journal of Near-Death Studies is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal devoted to the field of near-death studies. It is published on a quarterly basis by the International Association for Near-Death Studies. The Journal began publication in 1982 under the name Anabiosis which was changed to its current title in 1986 with the start of Volume 6.

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Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 3, Number 2, December 1983 (Journal/Magazine/Newsletter)

Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 3, Number 2, December 1983

Semi-annual journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.

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Anabiosis: The Journal for Near-Death Studies, Volume 3, Number 2, December 1983, ark:/67531/metadc799452

Letter to the Editor: Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence For Survival? (Letter)

Letter to the Editor: Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence For Survival?

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies comparing an article by Susan Blackmore with a book by Michael Sabom and discussing the various related issues.

Letter to the Editor: Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence For Survival? - ark:/67531/metadc938033

Letter to the Editor: Susan Blackmore Replies [to Emily Cook] (Letter)

Letter to the Editor: Susan Blackmore Replies [to Emily Cook]

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies where Susan Blackmore elaborates on information to address Emily Cook's critique of her original paper on the Wilmot case. Blackmore agrees with some of Cook's points and disagrees with others.

Letter to the Editor: Susan Blackmore Replies [to Emily Cook] - ark:/67531/metadc1051968

Letter to the Editor: Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence for Survival? (Letter)

Letter to the Editor: Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence for Survival?

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies where Emily Williams Cook critiques Susan Blackmore for different aspects of her discussion of the Wilmot case.

Letter to the Editor: Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence for Survival? - ark:/67531/metadc1051962

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Blackmore, Susan. Are Out-of-Body Experiences Evidence for Survival?, article, December 1983; Storrs, Connecticut. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799265/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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