What three or four NDE papers should an interviewee read before Alex records a show?
There are a vast amount of papers, Malf and included in this relatively small list are most (but not all) of the best studies. Forgive me if I have this wrong but I always get the impression that you think you have good reason to perceive that there isn't a shred of reliable evidence anywhere in the literature. As regards Carroll, is he not also snubbing the papers authored by his natural allies ?
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