129 - Near Death and Deathbed Experiences

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview J. Steve Miller on the topic of deathbed experiences and near death experiences.0:24 - Intro to Steve Miller and his books4:50 - Welcome to Steve Miller5:00 - How did he get into this area of research?7:42 - What’s the difference between deathbed experiences and near-death experiences?12:40 - Examples of these experiences 16:16 - The cumulative effect of many similar experiences 17:27 - What are the lines of evidence that are good when looking at these experiences?22:20 - “Naturalism of the gaps” objections to NDEs25:19 - The common experience of terminal lucidity40:36 - What are deathbed experiences?48:11 - Could these experiences be demonic in nature?54:43 - Experiences contrary to theological expectations?1:01:18 - The practical benefits of NDE and DBE research1:07:18 - Suggested books for further study…Further resources…J Steve Miller online: www.jstevemiller.infoSteve’s books:Deathbed Experiences as Evidence for the Afterlife - https://a315.co/3Fr5XjxNear-Death Experiences as Evidence for the Existence of God and Heaven: A Brief Introduction in Plain Language - https://a315.co/3FsJVgtIs Christianity Compatible With Deathbed and Near-Death Experiences? : The Surprising Presence of Jesus, Scarcity of Anti-Christian Elements, And Compatibility with Historic Christian Teachings - https://a315.co/3FqsXiMFaith That's Not Blind: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Arguments For the Existence of God - https://a315.co/3QuFUyxWhy Brilliant People Believe Nonsense: A Practical Text For Critical and Creative Thinking - https://a315.co/3FqhQqf================================We appreciate your feedback.If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at [email protected]