{"product":{"product_id":"1451695195","title":"Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife","price":null,"image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41DJbP2dVKL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451695195"},"comments":[{"body":"Regardless of how you feel about religion, I hope you find this as (comforting? not strong enough - hopeful? Dogs need better words to truly explain how awesome they are) as I did.\r\n\r\nI once read a book called [\"Proof of Heaven\"] (http://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195), written by a neurosurgeon after his experiences while in a 7-day coma.  Fascinating read, regardless of you how feel about the subject - but nothing, NOTHING impacted me as much in that book as the following line:\r\n\r\n\"I was flying, passing over trees and fields, streams and waterfalls, and here and there, people.  There were children, too, laughing and playing.  The people sang and danced around in circles, *and sometimes I'd see a dog*, running and jumping among them, as full of joy as the people were...\" (emphasis mine)\r\n\r\nI cannot explain my joy in finding that this man, in his personal experience, saw dogs in heaven.  Personally, I can't imagine a paradise *without* my dogs.  They're far more deserving of a heaven, a place of endless love, than any human I've met (and I've met some good ones).  I know I'll be frustrated for the rest of my life, because I'll never be able to explain to anyone else how much my dogs mean to me and what they've done for me.\r\n\r\nI know I'm gonna be a mess when they leave me.  But I also *know*, more than I know anything, that they'll be waiting for me, wherever we go after this.","subreddit_name":"pics","author":"MercJ"},{"body":"Google: NDERF, Dr. Raymond moody, Dr. Jeffrey Long, also theres a really good book by [Dr. Eben Alexander ](https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195) who was an atheist neurosurgeon that disregarded his patients’ NDEs until he experienced his own during a 7 day coma. It’s such a good read. \r\nBut the NDERF website has a bunch of info and personal stories you can read over. Seriously, every single person who has this experience comes out loving life more than they ever have.","subreddit_name":"afterlife","author":"no_name_maddox"},{"body":"I’m a neuroscientist; consciousness after death was my research topic of choice throughout my masters program. Quantum physics does a good job researching/explaining consciousness. As for evidence of the afterlife, case studies \u0026amp; NDE’s are our best bet. Raymond Moody’s website has thousands of NDE stories, a lot of them are pretty unbelievable and hard to write off as ‘hallucinations’. \r\nThere’s also an interesting [book](https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195), written by a neurosurgeon who was a nonbeliever of anything non-scientific, and would almost lose respect for his patients that would claim to have had a NDE, until he himself experienced it during his 7 day coma. His book describes what he saw and how he went from a non-believer to making it his life’s mission to explore these theories, also how the scientific community disapproved of his new beliefs. \r\nDon’t forget, in 1907 Dr. Duncan MacDougall published a scientific study on the weight of the soul, so this area has been of interest to many scientists, the downfall is obviously a lot of conjecture in the science, but mostly the scientific community has a very hard time researching and examining something they cant see/dont believe in. \r\nI, personally am not religious, but when discussions of the ‘afterlife’ come up, it has a religious tie to it, so science wont touch it.","subreddit_name":"afterlife","author":"no_name_maddox"},{"body":"Well... I do in a way. Read some near death experiences before and everyone's story is different. Then there are those that didn't experience anything, they just cease to exist in a way. My take is the afterlife is what we believe will be (probably on a subconscious level). \r\n\r\nEdit: [Proof of Heaven](https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195) is a heartwarming read. While the experiences are interesting, it also has a lot of life lessons in there. ","subreddit_name":"malaysia","author":"Aemilia"},{"body":"[Proof of Heaven](http://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195):  Neurosurgeon gets bacterial meningitis, is stuck in a coma for months, then comes out of it.  No one thinks he was going to live due to the condition of his spinal fluid (He claims it was a yellow pus color) Great book.","subreddit_name":"IAmA","author":"Porso9"},{"body":"Since you requested a “scientific” reading:\r\n\r\nProof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1451695195/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_VPANA44TKD8XVBV5BCN3\r\n\r\nThe book is written by an ex-atheist Harvard Neurosurgeon. It is very heavy on the neurochemical process of the brain and what he experienced (seeing Heaven and Jesus) was not a hallucination.\r\n\r\nhttps://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062876473/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1639610215\u0026amp;sr=8-3\r\n\r\nWritten by a Yale/ University of Columbia educated physician\r\n\r\n\r\nI’d also suggest looking up Raymond Moody, MDs research","subreddit_name":"Catholicism","author":"kmeem5"},{"body":"If you are really interested look into NDE's that is what I have been studying. Really amazing and not the \"its just the hallucinations of a dying mind\" thing doesn't float, doesn't line up with evidence. \r\n\r\nHere are a couple starting points \r\n\r\nhttps://www.nderf.org/Archives/exceptional.html\r\n\r\nand \r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195","subreddit_name":"collapse","author":"Bluest_waters"},{"body":"Pretty good read \r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1451695195/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_XHHESQHYZ1GNN45RMG3V","subreddit_name":"AskReddit","author":"Afrin_Drip"},{"body":"Lol nope it’s For my podcast! \r\n\r\nNotable guests include:\r\n\r\n-Former Brigadier General Robert Spalding, author of “Stealth War”\r\nhttps://youtu.be/0kdpLb6cWs0\r\n\r\n-Mike Durant, “The Black Hawk Down guy,” author of “In The Company of Heroes”\r\nhttps://youtu.be/UwRq_Ie8UX4\r\n\r\n-Dr. Eben Alexander, author of “Proof of Heaven”\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195\r\n\r\n-Norman Ohler, author of “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich” https://www.amazon.com/Blitzed-Drugs-Third-Norman-Ohler/dp/1328663795\r\n\r\nUpcoming guests:\r\n\r\n-Rob Manning, chief engineer of NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover; author of “Mars Rover Curiosity”\r\nhttps://www.audible.com/pd/Mars-Rover-Curiosity-Audiobook/B00OI1ZW32","subreddit_name":"DataHoarder","author":"tommyspodcast"},{"body":"Notable guests include:\r\n\r\n-Former Brigadier General Robert Spalding \r\nhttps://youtu.be/0kdpLb6cWs0\r\n\r\n-Mike Durant, “The Black Hawk Down guy” \r\nhttps://youtu.be/UwRq_Ie8UX4\r\n\r\n-Dr. Eben Alexander, author of “Proof of Heaven”\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195","subreddit_name":"JoeRogan","author":"tommyspodcast"},{"body":"TPC \u0026gt; JRE [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuG1A3Mqp\\_RZ2ZdrVbV4FA](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuG1A3Mqp_RZ2ZdrVbV4FA)\r\n\r\nFrom the guy below: \r\n\r\nNotable guests include:\r\n\r\n-Former Brigadier General Robert Spalding \r\nhttps://youtu.be/0kdpLb6cWs0\r\n\r\n-Mike Durant, “The Black Hawk Down guy” \r\nhttps://youtu.be/UwRq_Ie8UX4\r\n\r\n-Dr. Eben Alexander, author of “Proof of Heaven”\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195","subreddit_name":"JoeRogan","author":"dickslikeyeezus"},{"body":"\r\n\r\nEdit:\r\n\r\nNotable guests include:\r\n\r\n-Medical Serial Killer investigator Special Agent Bruce Sackman \r\nhttps://youtu.be/GkRUEYernBk\r\n\r\n-Former Brigadier General Robert Spalding \r\nhttps://youtu.be/0kdpLb6cWs0\r\n\r\n-Mike Durant, “The Black Hawk Down guy” \r\nhttps://youtu.be/UwRq_Ie8UX4\r\n\r\n-John Romaniello, NYT best selling author and former health advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger \r\nhttps://youtu.be/5E_zDxMXgVE\r\n\r\nUpcoming guests include:\r\n\r\n-Dr. Eben Alexander, author of “Proof of Heaven”\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195\r\n\r\n-Norman Ohler, author of “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich” https://www.amazon.com/Blitzed-Drugs-Third-Norman-Ohler/dp/1328663795","subreddit_name":"LaserCleaningPorn","author":"calypsocasino"},{"body":"I got the feeling that by adding specific  topics in the titles, I was actually excluding potential viewers.\r\n\r\nEx: in a 2 hr podcast, maybe we talk about UFOs for 60 mins, the ocean floor for 30 mins, helicopters for 20 mins, and politics for 10 mins. Bu choosing any one of those topics as the header, im excluding every other potential viewer\r\n\r\nSo now, if there is a specific guest (like this laser guy, or an author), I make it clear that it’s a specific episode.\r\n\r\nOtherwise, it’s just a total free for all with no direction or purpose\r\n\r\nEdit: \r\n\r\nNotable guests include:\r\n\r\n-Medical Serial Killer investigator Special Agent Bruce Sackman \r\nhttps://youtu.be/GkRUEYernBk\r\n\r\n-Former Brigadier General Robert Spalding \r\nhttps://youtu.be/0kdpLb6cWs0\r\n\r\n-Mike Durant, “The Black Hawk Down guy” \r\nhttps://youtu.be/UwRq_Ie8UX4\r\n\r\n-John Romaniello, NYT best selling author and former health advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger \r\nhttps://youtu.be/5E_zDxMXgVE\r\n\r\nUpcoming guests include:\r\n\r\n-Dr. Eben Alexander, author of “Proof of Heaven”\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195\r\n\r\n-Norman Ohler, author of “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich” https://www.amazon.com/Blitzed-Drugs-Third-Norman-Ohler/dp/1328663795","subreddit_name":"LaserCleaningPorn","author":"calypsocasino"},{"body":"So, considering I was the student and we had a choice of what we could research, there wasn’t as much judgement as I expected to receive when I initially asked to research this topic. There are only 12 people total in the masters program, I was very much the black sheep of the program from the start- and this made me stand out much more for obvious reasons. \r\nI’d get some eye rolls from other students at times when I began to present, but I think more so people were fascinated at the fact that there is a lot of research out there on the topic. And, one professor admittedly didn’t expect my presentations to turn out as well as they did, because he had zero knowledge of this research area. \r\nHowever, it is difficult speaking about ‘afterlife’ in scientific terms, and though there is a lot of scientific studies out there, a lot of ‘scientists’ view NDEs as conjecture/not good enough proof. \r\n\r\nI also believe may scientists haven’t acknowledged the fact that this is an area of research that’s been ongoing; since 1907 physicians have been studying the [soul](https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/05/13/1105956.htm). [Quantum](https://www.quantumconsciousness.org/sites/default/files/Exploration%20of%20Quantum%20Consciousness%20-%20Enlighten%20Next%20-%202010.pdf) physics does a good job explaining consciousness as a separate ‘entity’ (in five year old terms). \r\n\r\nResearch organizations dedicated to this area include: \r\n- NDE Research Foundation (NDERF)\r\n- OBERF\r\n- The [Blue Brain Project ](https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/bluebrain/) uses algebraic topology to reconstruct hidden, constantly changing structures and spaces of the brain’s network -including consciousness. \r\n- [Horizon Research Foundation](http://www.horizonresearch.org)\r\n\r\nLastly, Incase your interested in a quick interesting read, [Dr. Eben Alexander](http://ebenalexander.com) was the typical atheist neurosurgeon, until he had an NDE during a week long coma, and wrote a book about his experience called [Proof of Heaven](https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195). He tells his story, and the backlash he experienced after he woke up and wanted to pursue research in this area.","subreddit_name":"NDE","author":"no_name_maddox"},{"body":"I highly encourage you to study the NDE phenomena, listen to those who have actually crossed to the other side and came back, its pretty amazing. \r\n\r\nI have been studying it for 15 years now and its incredibly consistent across age groups, gender, religious background, ethnic and cultural background, etc. \r\n\r\nIf you study it enough it becomes quite clear that consciousness gives rise to the physical world, not the other way around. \r\n\r\nHere is some resources. \r\n\r\nhttps://nderf.org/NDERF/Languages/Exceptional%20Accounts.htm\r\n\r\nand \r\n\r\nhttps://www.near-death.com/science/experts/pmh-atwater.html\r\n\r\nand \r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=neuroscience+nde\u0026amp;qid=1579279393\u0026amp;sr=8-1\r\n\r\nthat amazon link is a book by a respected Nuerosurgeon who had an NDE that totally transformed his entire world view. Excellent book, 4.5 stars with 12,000 reviews.","subreddit_name":"samharris","author":"Bluest_waters"}]}