M.M.
Is it possible to experiment with NDEs in a laboratory?
Е.A.
Absolutely. However,
as a doctor, I hold the
Hippocratic oath—do no
harm—in the highest
regard. Doctors and scientists cannot in good
conscience
perform
experiments that could
harm their patients.
Our lives are infinite-
ly precious, and while
research in this area
interests me, the health
and well being of other
people far outweighs
anything we might learn
using that method. I’m
in contact with teams of
researchers all over the
world doing some very
exciting research in this
area, and all of them
have found creative
ways to learn about
consciousness—from
neuroscience to theoretical physics—without
risking patients health
in any way.
M.M. Can Science explain everything, or does it need to open up to other
disciplines of knowledge to explain the
mysteries of life, physics and the universe?
Е.A.
Ultimately, science is
the study of the observable universe. I think
science can explain
everything—if we can
find ways to observe
a broader range of the
universe.
mentally
ill
were
assumed to be possessed. Now we have
the right vocabulary
and conceptual framework to talk about
viruses and bacteria,
and the right tools,
like microscopes, to
Just a few hundred years observe and measure
and theory and proven
ago, illness seemed them. But the differlike a curse, and the ences between “magic” fact aren’t always clear
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