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Proof of Heaven

a Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife
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Apr 07, 2014brikes rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Alexander_%28author%29, and it presents a fuller picture of Alexander than that given by the last reviewers. Maybe like everything, it's how you look at the information. I'm not saying that Alexander was perfect, for who in the annals of recorded scientists throughout the ages didn't have some dark spots. Even Alexander mentions some of his failings. I found that his detailed efforts to explain the medical/scientific aspects as well were, though a little challenging, were deserving of credit. I also liked his family accounts and "touches" and his analogous explanations. Though they were not essential, they painted a picture of his/our humanity, and made a possible "tidy" account not so tidy. For isn't that what the human condition is? I don't think that Alexander wanted to just present the afterlife without some comparative relationship to the human life. I thought that his account was a very worthwhile reference point where one could not just say he was a religious man asserting his own religious beliefs in in a cloaked form. The different perspective was rather heavenly to me. It adds to my repertoire. I give the book a strong four stars.