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Dec 2023
1h 28m

Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES...

ALIE WARD
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Tunnels of light. Unconditional love. Visions of dead aunts. And a lot of questions. What happens when you die… or almost die? GOOD QUESTION. Dr. Bruce Greyson chats about about brain activity during death, accounts from patients, out of body experiments, time dilation, the Swiss Alps, deathbed visions, accidental morgue visits, neurotransmitters, party dru ... Show More
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