By Shawn Harte
Shawn Harte considers how hallucination might be mistaken for the supernatural.
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CLEAR ALL
A neurological explanation of NDEs remains elusive.
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Despite parallels, there are profound differences between DMT and NDEs.
Psychedelic drug phenomena do not justify radical new views of reality.
Before we claim that spiritual experiences heal, we must agree on what a spiritual experience is.
Research shows hallucinogen found in traditional medicine ayahuasca produces similar feelings to those felt by people during near-death experiences.
In a survey of thousands of people who reported having experienced personal encounters with God, researchers report that more than two-thirds of self-identified atheists shed that label after their encounter, regardless of whether it was spontaneous or while taking a psychedelic.