After reading some of the comments in the discussion on souls, I got to thinking about near death experiences, in the context of dream thought patterns (based entirely on my observations about how I think in dreams). This led to me imagining what an NDE might be like, which somehow ended in hypothetical dying me managing to overcome the absolute horror of realizing what was going on long enough to think “Maybe there’s a way I can think that will help keep the information in my brain in tact a little longer...”. (Obviously, there’d be some serious cognitive impairment to work against.)
I almost posted this to the munchkin ideas thread, but decided that it’s way too hypothetical and has very little science to build on. It strikes me as an interesting area to look into, though I’d not expect it to be much use at increasing one’s chances of revival. I’m wondering if there is any potentially useful information on the subject, though. For example, are there any accounts of NDEs from skilled lucid dreamers? Have there been FMRI studies on terminally ill patience as they died? I’d rather not get into a situation where my only choices are what to dream about and how long before ceasing to exist, but making the most out of it seems like it’d be a crowning moment of munchkinry, if one that no one would ever know about.
After reading some of the comments in the discussion on souls, I got to thinking about near death experiences, in the context of dream thought patterns (based entirely on my observations about how I think in dreams). This led to me imagining what an NDE might be like, which somehow ended in hypothetical dying me managing to overcome the absolute horror of realizing what was going on long enough to think “Maybe there’s a way I can think that will help keep the information in my brain in tact a little longer...”. (Obviously, there’d be some serious cognitive impairment to work against.)
I almost posted this to the munchkin ideas thread, but decided that it’s way too hypothetical and has very little science to build on. It strikes me as an interesting area to look into, though I’d not expect it to be much use at increasing one’s chances of revival. I’m wondering if there is any potentially useful information on the subject, though. For example, are there any accounts of NDEs from skilled lucid dreamers? Have there been FMRI studies on terminally ill patience as they died? I’d rather not get into a situation where my only choices are what to dream about and how long before ceasing to exist, but making the most out of it seems like it’d be a crowning moment of munchkinry, if one that no one would ever know about.