Thanks ever so much for responding Ian and taking the time to present some interesting criticisms of the logic taken.
As outlined above, I've no problem with people taking the experience of NDE as somehow glimpsing an afterlife.

In the case of Alzheimers and Parkinson's I think the authors were suggesting that hallucinating various figures, whether ghosts or monsters can happen naturally. As in the case of Charles-Bonnet syndrome.

Therefore, when people experience a visage or vision of some figure in an NDE it does not necessarily mean a glimpse of an afterlife, a alternative explanation would be neural dysfunction.

An NDE is often presented as the body being made ready for the afterlife, I don't often see it presented in material as simply a glimpse. The logic was that if one is arguing that an NDE is preparation for the afterlife, it would be strange to have these experiences in a non-medical emergency. But you may explain this away as with all the information provided.

It's a matter of choice, I come from a position where no external explanations are needed other than neurological functioning or nonfunctioning to explain NDEs and the hypothesis of an afterlife is superfluous.

However, again I wouldn't want a believer feeling attacked and I encourage all to elaborate upon experience as I find it interesting.

Again, thanks for commenting and obviously reading this post. You don't know it but you made my day just by reading this post, leaving a comment even a criticism and presenting a really interesting take on the material.

👍👍

Dan Sumner