The Last Laugh: A New Philosophy of Near-Death Experiences, Apparitions, and Theparanormal

by Raymond A. Moody Jr.

Book Overview

Do reports of near-death experiences really prove that there is life after death? Raymond Moody thinks not. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571741062
• ISBN13: 9781571741066
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

This book changed my perspective on life

This book is brilliant. The people who give this book negative reviews are probably members of one of the three categories the author exposes for clowns (parapsychologists, skeptics, and funda-Christians). I should know, I was one of them before I read this. Those people need to take Dr. Moody's prescription and lighten up. Anyone who is interested in the history, philosophy, and psychology behind the human desire for the paranormal needs to read this book. For those of you with an open mind, it will make you laugh, but most of all, it will make you think critically about the way in which we tackle the subject of the paranormal in society today. Turn off Ghost Hunters, put down the Bible, and stop listening to Richard Dawkins on audio book and buy The Last Laugh. It just might change your life!

Some Don't Get It

This book is to be read with your online dictionary up and running. It reminds me of when I learned to read 50 years ago -- an enlighted teacher told me, "If you want to understand what the writer is saying, then never skip a word that you do not understand (is beyond your vocabulary)." In this book (unlike his others) RA Moody uses vocabulary like a scalpel under a magnifier, and editors were not allowed to "dumb it down" to Jr. high reading level. I agree with him on the three classifications of personality types that marshall into their camps on NDE. I agree with his observations and analyses, as well as his recommended approach to break up the unending "logjam," so we can each move ahead in exploring NDE and other phsychic phenomena from a more relaxed (less uptight, dogmatic, open-minded, free from emnity, etc.) approach. This is a great book for those who are not offended by having their "correct" interpretation of paranormal challenged. Go back and read the first sentence again. The English language is wonderful and so occidental.

hmmmmmmmm..........

I am an NDE-er. I have NOT read this book, I stopped reading books on the subject several years ago when I also decided the IANDS - international association of near death studies - was of no use to ME. Having died I am here to tell you YES we CAN die and come back to "life" aaaaaaaaaaaand once that's REALLY happened you KNOW there is no such thing as what people think of as DEATH. And that's all, it's simply not an issue anymore. I, like most actual NDE-ers, had difficulty re-entering a world full of people living in fear of each other, the future, the past, life, death, God, evil, the stars and just about anything else you can think of. Once I realized that LACK OF "NORMAL" FEAR was the problem I was fine. SO read this and anything else you can get your hands on so you can calm down and LIVE, that's all there is - LIFE! And life is GOOD!

Not his usual stuff

This book is nothing like Dr. Moody's previous works, so it's receiving lower ratings. Personally I liked it and gave it a higher rating because it should be read even if he doesn't come out and say, "Yes Virginia, there is an afterworld." To sum it up..... Dr. Moody never thought LIFE AFTER LIFE would be as immensely popular and groundbreaking as it was. This is his "appendix" to that work and he says so several times. Essentially what he is saying is; the "debate" on NDE has stagnated so let's go beyond whether life is a continuum or simply a waste of time. Let's explore why these experiences have effects which are often life changing. He then goes on to make fun of the principle antagonists in the "afterlife debate".If you want a book or video which supports the idea of an "afterlife" this book isn't for you, stick to LIFE AFTER LIFE. If you want a book that explains where Dr. Moody stands today on the "NDE debate" then this is the one. Remember he's going to be making fun of those who are narrow-minded and he's not going to come out and say there's proof of evolution on more than just a physical level. But he is going to explain why he is at least interested in the mystery of the paranormal.

Joel Rothschild author of Signals says this book is great

what a great and fun read, Ray Moody endorsed my own book and told me about this great story, I can't thank him enought