Neil deGrasse Tyson on death and near death experiences

[derrickbronson]

I don’t understand anyone in the comment section who is saying derogatory things about him when his whole point was just that scientists need recorded or measured scientific evidence and not just one’s word.

[BourdierNicolas]

The inability to scientifically prove something is not a proof of its non existence.

[reksfoleur]

I don't think Neil has read nearly enough on the topic before giving those explanations... The "light" part was quite bad

[StefanHH]

As much as I enjoy his physics lectures, I think he is simplifying this matter too much. The NDErs dont just say they have seen lights, there were cases in which their perceptions from an out-of-body perspective matched the "normal" perceptions of other people, especially in hospitals.

[petitkus]

Neil degrasse gonna be the best ghost ever,

[TheInFamuDragn]

I had a near death experience when I got an F on my report card.

[cdb]

This man is not only in love with the sound of his own voice, but sadly, like many scientists today, feel like they have the authority to speak on subjects they have zero experience or study in. He should stay in his lane.

[ThePhysics]

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He is describing the AWARE STUDY google it. In the study there were about 140 people who were resuscitated and only 3 of them said they had visual experiences. All of those 3 people were outside of the areas where the signs were. It never happened because nobody was resuscitated in the area where the signs were. I have actually read the study ... Tyson did not even read the conclusion of it...

This behavior shows that when mainstream scientist talk about paranormal phenomena they do not really take it seriously and when they say "give us the evidence" they do not really care about the evidence even though evidence exists... thank you.

He would have much more scientific credibility if he actually said "i do not know enough about the phenomena to comment on it."

[Gericho]

If a person was on the operating table and came back the next day to say exactly what was going on in the next room, that would be an objective truth. It would be more than eyewitness testimony. This is just one example of many.

[superdave]

Degrasse likes to belittle people's NDE experiences without looking at many of the circumstances surrounding it that even doctors, surgeons, and staff can't explain. He is an outsider with no experience in the field of NDE. Sometimes overachievers are broadsided by their narrow point of view..

[One-jzsl]

Neil deGrasse is the last human on the planet I'd listen to on this subject.

[jolibidi]

To see him mock human experience where science is still to even approach the hard problem of consciousness is funny. Who knows he might be one day made fun of

[PJGRAND]

I had an out-of-body experience I saw my ceiling from 1 inch way then I was able to turn myself around and I saw my body sleeping in my bed if this was a hallucination it was very convincing and I never have hallucinations

[leandrosilvagoncalves]

I used to admire Neil deGrasse Tyson very much, but acting like a Guru that has the answers for questions that are not from his field is not an adequate posture in my opinion.

There are serious medical scientists investigating NDEs and instead of mocking them, Tyson should be engaged in discovering the nature of dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of his field, which we're all very curious to know

[daviderickson]

I would no more rely on an astro physicist for near death experience/like after death insights, than I would rely on a chiropractor for architectural advice.

[gustav]

Wait, he doesn't know that people with no pulse or brain activity have had vivid experiences with higher perception than normal ? That's the thing that no one has been able to explain.

[deluxentertainment]

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool” - William Shakespeare.

[jonp.]

I think one thing so compelling about near death experiences is the commonality between all of them. It’s one thing if someone has a subjective personal experience with an NDE. It’s another when thousands of them have the same things happen within a great deal of them. I don’t think Neil Degrasse Tyson has looked into this too deeply. I don’t think science has to a great extent either.

[boston]

Scientists cant even figure out how consciousness even arrived on this planet so how can they talk about what happens to it upon death? Its true that most of us dont have any recollection about our consciousness before this lifetime but we also dont have any recollection about the dreams we had last night when we were sleeping. According to that same logic we also didnt exist before last night's dream.

[MisterUrbanWorld]

I stopped listening to certain scientist after my sister saw our great grandmother whom lived 12+hrs from us that we rarely talked to and get sister that died in the 80s prior to my sisters coma in the 90s. Why would she see these 2 perfectly staring at her saying "You aren't ready to be here yet " and she wakes up after 3 months in a coma. The doc wanted to pull the plug but my mom prolonged it. Thank goodness. NDEs are realer than dreams because they are real. Just think about how everything on earth is perfect from correct temperatures, to food that's compatible for all living beings to eat that actually grows. There are different dimensions for sure, and we will never get the true answers until we reach the other side.