Harris Essay on Eben Alexander

<p>Oct 24, 2012 08:37 PM

"Heaven is Real" ...

bacterial meningitis  (e coli)  in a coma...

visions of intense beauty...

According to <i>Newsweek</i>, Alexander’s experience proves that consciousness is independent of the brain, that death is an illusion, and that an eternity of perfect splendor awaits us beyond the grave—complete with the usual angels, clouds, and departed relatives, but also butterflies and beautiful girls in peasant dress.

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