A week ago I posted on The Myth of an Afterlife .   Like most, I once believed in Heaven and a future life of comfort and security.  I'm uncertain about exactly when, but not much longer after finding out that there was no real Santa Claus, my view on this subject began to shift. Every Sunday I try to focus on some facet of religion.  Today, the subject of my analysis will be neurosurgeon Eben Alexander.  I've reported on him numerous times.  Here is one quote: What about all those near death experiences, where reasonable people return with very similar stories?  That bright light, such peace and the beauty of the afterlife?   You can read  Eben Alexander's  Proof of Heaven:  A Neurosurgeon's Journey in the Afterlife .  Here is a five-minute  You Tube summary.   My take?  They sincerely had something similar to a dream.  Many store in the brain this ideal vision.  Some say the light is embedded at birth. Read this very long and comprehensive article about Dr. Alexander