"ANd that is, oddly enough, the biggest reason why some folks shy off from examining the real issues of OOB existence, NDEs, telepathic links, remote viewing, and telekinesis, all of which have occurred in documented instances, many of them under well-designed scientific experimental protocols."

Sniff, sniff! What's that I smell? Why, I think it might be good, old-fashioned BS! Who? What? Why? Where? Give us references to these "well-designed scientific experimental protocols"!