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    It is not the case that Empirical evidence about consciousness, near-death experiences, and physical brain states bears on afterlife claims independently of prior metaphysical commitments.

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    • 1.Metaphysical commitments determine which empirical findings count as evidence—e.g., materialists interpret NDE-brain correlations differently.
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    • 2.Current consciousness science lacks mechanisms to detect non-physical entities; absence of evidence becomes evidence of absence under materialism.
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    • 3.NDE reports lack controlled replication; anecdotal patterns reflect cultural expectations and neural dysfunction, not afterlife phenomena.
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    • 1.Reproducible empirical findings (NDEs with verified perceptions) constrain theoretical possibilities regardless of one's starting metaphysics.
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    • 2.Brain-state correlations don't logically entail materialism; they're consistent with dualism, emergence, or property monism frameworks.
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    • 3.Evidence can shift prior probabilities: even materialists should update beliefs if consciousness persists measurably after brain death.
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