Comments on: UK Hospital HR Manager in ‘Near Death Experience’ http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Peter S http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death.html#comment-14681 Peter S Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:29:23 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death-experience.html#comment-14681 The guy has already made his mind up by reading an extract, that says all we need to know about his idea of 'science'. The guy has already made his mind up by reading an extract, that says all we need to know about his idea of ’science’.

]]> By: Bill Scott http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death.html#comment-14207 Bill Scott Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:57:54 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death-experience.html#comment-14207 For there to be such a thing as a 'near death experience' death has to be regarded as a process, when in fact it is surely an event - a terminal event.Suppose someone was in seriously poor health and expected by medical experts to die at any second and they had a 'near death experience' but miraculously survived against all odds and went on to live for a further thirty years - how 'near-death' would that have been? For there to be such a thing as a ‘near death experience’ death has to be regarded as a process, when in fact it is surely an event – a terminal event.Suppose someone was in seriously poor health and expected by medical experts to die at any second and they had a ‘near death experience’ but miraculously survived against all odds and went on to live for a further thirty years – how ‘near-death’ would that have been?

]]> By: Chris http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death.html#comment-13722 Chris Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:57:08 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death-experience.html#comment-13722 Hrmm hold on a second here. What postmodern and pseudo scientific terminology was Anthony peake espousing in the abstract? It seems to me that AP is trying to describe in the abstract, in layman terms, the actual experience of what happens when we die according to his theory. For you to conclude from that abstract that anything he has to say is unscientific, is itself unscientific. Do you know what a non sequitur is? If you are going to criticize something at least have the decency to investigate that which you are criticising...theres a good chap. Hrmm hold on a second here.

What postmodern and pseudo scientific terminology was Anthony peake espousing in the abstract? It seems to me that AP is trying to describe in the abstract, in layman terms, the actual experience of what happens when we die according to his theory.

For you to conclude from that abstract that anything he has to say is unscientific, is itself unscientific. Do you know what a non sequitur is?

If you are going to criticize something at least have the decency to investigate that which you are criticising…theres a good chap.

]]> By: rw23 http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death.html#comment-12878 rw23 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:05:41 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death-experience.html#comment-12878 @Acheron Traveller > If you do not know what something is how can you logically know what it isn’t? I may not know what the correct name is for the dinosaur in the drawing I've just been given, but I'm pretty sure it's not an elephant. Thanks for further demonstrating your level of thinking. I am now a little more comfortable in having rejected the ideas quoted from your abstract. @Acheron Traveller

> If you do not know what something is how can you logically know what it isn’t?

I may not know what the correct name is for the dinosaur in the drawing I’ve just been given, but I’m pretty sure it’s not an elephant.

Thanks for further demonstrating your level of thinking. I am now a little more comfortable in having rejected the ideas quoted from your abstract.

]]> By: Acheron Traveller http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death.html#comment-4671 Acheron Traveller Mon, 22 May 2006 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2006/04/uk-hospital-hr-manager-in-near-death-experience.html#comment-4671 Good Day,<br/><br/>Thanks for picking up my article at random - and on my birthday as well!<br/>I am genuinely pleased that you picked my article although I am sad that you failed to apply the usual scientific process of actually looking further into what I actually have to say.<br/>Indeed I am probably far closer to your point of view than you think. My all time intellectual heroes are James Randi, Martin Gardner and Richard Dawkins. <br/>My book (in which the article is but a very general precis) is due to be published in late July. You may be surprised to discover that approach I take to Near Death Experience is purely science based attempt to explain the phenomenon. I apply the latest theories of neuroscience, quantum physics, consciousness studies and psychiatry. Each cited experiment is cross-referenced to the original source paper/monograph and I have consulted with various scientists as to the validity of my conclusions (Professor Karl Pribram, and Dr. Steven Schachter for example). The forword to the book is written by Dr.Bruce Greyson, professor of Psychaitry from the University of Virgina.<br/>I am fascinated as to how you can say that "I'm not quite sure what this is but it ain't science" a somewhat confusing statement. If you do not know what something is how can you logically know what it isn't?<br/><br/>All I can request is that you read my book then by all means be critical - I personally have no problem with that.<br/><br/>Oh, and by the way, what qualifies you to dismiss my work and by sarcastic about my qualifications and career? (oh, and by the way Nuffield Hospitals, for what it's worth, are not part of the NHS).<br/><br/>Best Wishes Good Day,

Thanks for picking up my article at random – and on my birthday as well!
I am genuinely pleased that you picked my article although I am sad that you failed to apply the usual scientific process of actually looking further into what I actually have to say.
Indeed I am probably far closer to your point of view than you think. My all time intellectual heroes are James Randi, Martin Gardner and Richard Dawkins.
My book (in which the article is but a very general precis) is due to be published in late July. You may be surprised to discover that approach I take to Near Death Experience is purely science based attempt to explain the phenomenon. I apply the latest theories of neuroscience, quantum physics, consciousness studies and psychiatry. Each cited experiment is cross-referenced to the original source paper/monograph and I have consulted with various scientists as to the validity of my conclusions (Professor Karl Pribram, and Dr. Steven Schachter for example). The forword to the book is written by Dr.Bruce Greyson, professor of Psychaitry from the University of Virgina.
I am fascinated as to how you can say that “I’m not quite sure what this is but it ain’t science” a somewhat confusing statement. If you do not know what something is how can you logically know what it isn’t?

All I can request is that you read my book then by all means be critical – I personally have no problem with that.

Oh, and by the way, what qualifies you to dismiss my work and by sarcastic about my qualifications and career? (oh, and by the way Nuffield Hospitals, for what it’s worth, are not part of the NHS).

Best Wishes

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