Rejoinder to “Response to ‘Corroboration of the dentures anecdote involving veridical perception in a near-death experience’”.
Rudolf H. Smit, T. Rivas, M. Sc.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2010 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2010-28-4-p193-205. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key points | Argues that Woerlee's materialistic explanations of the patient's out-of-body experience are wrong, specifically his claims about continuous consciousness and sound-based mental imagery. |
Abstract
In this article we rejoin Gerald Woerlee’s response in this issue to Smit’s (2008) article, “Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience.” We show the untenability of his claim that the man whose dentures were lost before his resuscitation in the hospital was initiated had been conscious virtually all the way from the moment he was found in the meadow up to his transport to the hospital’s cardiac care unit. Also, we question Woerlee’s claim that the patient constructed an accurate mental picture of objects and persons in the resuscitation room simply by listening to the sounds caused by the actions around his body. In all, we question Woerlee’s materialistic explanations of the out-of-body experience that occurred in this patient’s near-death experience. Our conclusion is straightforward: We consider Woerlee’s claims to be wrong.