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Medical Theories

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Let us continue the discussion of the interplay between “interpretation” and “neuropsychological basis phenomena.” What about meeting with decedents? Who really wants to accept that the death of a loved one could be inevitable and without possibility of return? It is noted here that personal meetings with decedents, and especially friends and relatives, are a central theme among the beliefs in the hereafter propagated by most religions.

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Engmann, B. (2014). Medical Theories. In: Near-Death Experiences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03728-8_4

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