Proof Of Heaven Analysis

Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander is based on his account of his journey thought afterlife while he was in a coma. Eben discusses the scientific views on what he experienced while also giving an as detailed as possible account of what he sees, hears, and does while being in heaven. Since Dr. Eben Alexander is a neurosurgeon, before his coma he did not believe during near-death experiences (NDE) people could really go to heaven and that it was just the brain making up these illusions that people in turn believe to be heaven. For instance, he stated “But all of it, in my opinion, was pure fantasy” (Alexander, 2012, p. 8) , as he mentions the way he use to view the topic of NDE. Yet since his coma he is arguing that NDEs are not just something …show more content…
At one point his biological family refused to meet him and this made him feel “like an orphan. Someone who had been given away. Someone less than fully, 100 percent wanted” (p.56) . Yet before Eben Alexander got rejected there was a big emphasis on family in his life which he got from his adoptive family. For example, “It’s a cliché to talk about what a big emphasis people in the south put on family, but like a lot of clichés, it’s also true” Eben goes on to say “Your family is who you are” (p.34) . It is not till Eben finally meets his biological family that he is able to feel loved but it is not until going to heaven that he can truly feel loved and wanted. Proof of heaven thus leaves you with some very important concepts of evil and love which can change how you view thing or will just remind you that love conquers over evil. This book may not convince you that heaven is real and people have been able to see it and live to tell the tale but it does give you another side to the story. Eben may not have been able to truly capture the essence of heaven in his description but he did a job