The Skeptic’s Dictionary definition of the day …
Self-deception is the process or fact of misleading ourselves to accept claims about ourselves as true or valid when they are false or invalid. Self-deception, in short, is a way we justify false beliefs about ourselves to ourselves.
Read more: self-deception – The Skeptic’s Dictionary – Skepdic.com.
Watch this EXCELLENT video - Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception (19 minutes):
Although most of us haven’t had the exhilarating and life-affirming experience of nearly dying, a lucky few have returned from being “living challenged” to report their near-death experiences (NDE). An intriguing study (AWAreness during REsuscitation, or AWARE) to test this phenomenon is taking place at a number of medical centers throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada (and, if you buy into the Drake Equation, on other planets in the universe as well). One of the most amazing characteristics of the AWARE study is its catchy acronym from such a clumsy phrase. If nothing else, at the end of the day, these researchers should get an honorable mention for creativity from the Journal of Near-Death Acronyms (JNDA).
The main purpose of this research is to discover if there is any truth to the concept of an NDE.
Continue reading: CSI | Return of the Living Dead: The Final Chapter.
