Deceived by the Light: A Thought-Provoking Response to the Bestseller "Embraced by the Light"

One reviewer below stated, "When Mr. Groothius has a detailed near-death experience of his own that he can use for comparison to Betty Eadie's, then I will take him seriously."Isn't this like saying, "If you've never experienced heroin, then you can't knock it"? Also, I wonder if that reviewer has had a NDE which he/she can use to determine if Eadie's experience is valid?Are all subjective/existential experiences beyond evaluation? If so, then anyone could claim anything, and all others would be forced to believe. Groothuis does a good job of cutting through this type of thinking and shows how truth-claims about NDE's can be tested, and evaluated.

Isn't it amazing, as Mr. Groothuis points out, the sheer number of NDEs that have cropped up in the past years? Why don't they occur evenly throughout time, instead of in convenient, sporadic clusters when such experiences are ... dare Groothuis say it ... popular?Dramatic! Beautiful! Uplifting! Hopebound! The truth? Well, let's see. Eadie, no doubt, believes every word she says -- that doesn't mean the person listening and looking into her bubbly face has to. There are several problems with simply nodding your head as someone proclaims they have had a NDE, and Groothuis points them out in this particular case of Eadie.He also highlights other issues in his book, including the subject of nirvana, new age cults, and other, in all fairness, a la mode movements that have gripped the "open-minded, yet gullible". Wrongfully accused of fundamentalism, Groothuis simply states the facts about the myriad of stories, cults, and various other paraphernalia barging down our doors.