From: Free Inquiry | Date: March 22, 1994| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1994 Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

One of the more popular religious ideas is the existence of an afterlife. In fact, the desire to transcend death is perhaps one of the strongest motivators for religious belief among people. The spiritualism craze of 1850-1930, during which dead relatives of people were said to come back and communicate with the living in some way, was an example of this. Any scientific backing for this idea was eagerly seized upon (such as William Crookes's experiments with Daniel Dunglas Home). Everyone (nearly) fears death. If the Near Death Experience (NDE) contains any evidence that humans can ...

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