Belief and Awesomeness
On Thinking May 5, 2026 DOI: 10.1017/s1477175625100985 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that near-death experiences exemplify the awesome, and that their competing explanations reveal awesomeness as a phenomenon that disrupts conceptual frameworks and interacts with belief in ways that can both challenge and reinforce interpretive commitments. |
Abstract
Abstract Near-death experiences are awesome, if anything is, and thinking through competing explanations of them can reveal some striking features of awesomeness and its relationship with belief.