Question by Dunlim: Is there a chemical released in the brain when you legally die?
My religion teacher/ priest talks about near death experiences when people legally die and see heaven and God and everything. He says it proves God is real. My brother who studies neuroscience in college said that a chemical is released in the brain which causes dreams/visions. Who is closer to the truth?

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Answer by Frank N
Your brother is closer to correct. To stay healthy and function properly, a brain requires a continuous supply of oxygen and nutrients, and continuous removal of waste products. A dead body provides none of those. So it stops working properly! To try to extract knowledge, and especially revelation, from a broken brain is absurd in the extreme.

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