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with Prof. Godehard Brüntrup
Munich School of Philosophy
Chapters:
0:24 How did you get interested in the study of NDEs?
1:18 We don’t have a generally accepted explanation for NDEs yet. But if you were to make an educated guess, how would it look like?
3:58 Do you think that a satisfying answer to the question of the origin of NDEs requires a paradigm shift in our scientific world view?
7:40 What would you say to people who say that their NDE is a proof of the existence of God?
11:02 What are the main changes in personality that people undergo after an NDE?
14:28 Are the possible explanations of NDEs a threat to religion and theology?
17:43 Would you like to share a memory in the context of NDEs that affected you deeply at a personal existential and emotional level?
20:51 Is having an NDE a mystical experience like those reported by religious saints?
23:17 How was your sense of empathy deepened after your NDE?
25:28 What can we can learn from NDEs?
27:30 What do you think of a Platonic and dualist interpretation of NDEs?
30:41 Is there an interpretation of NDEs in the framework of Alfred North Whitehead’s Process Philosophy?