Uskovaisten keppihevonen

Uskovaiset tykkää näköjään ottaa esille Eben Alexanderin todistusta elämän jälkeisestä elämästä,tässä on kuitenkin kyseisestä kirjailijasta taustatietoa.

Eben Alexander kirjoitti kirjansa tienatakseen rahaa sen jälkeen kun oli menettänyt lääkärinlupansa eikä saanut enää tehdä kirurgisia toiminpiteitä koska oli tehnyt kohtalokkaita virheitä monesti ja jopa peitellyt mokiansa mikä moraalisesti on lääkärille luvan menettäminen,helpoin rahahan oli hönäyttää uskovaisilta rahaa "todistuksellansa"

Eben Alexander ei ikinä ollut kuollut kuten väittää vaan hänet oli laitettu lääkkeillä induktoituun koomaan jolloin aivotoiminta ei ikinä lakannut,toiseksi hänen sydämensä ei ikinä pysähtynyt vaan kooma oli hallittu. Tuosta asiasta itse Eben Alexander on valehdellut ja jäänyt siitä kiinni.

"In a wide-ranging investigation of Alexander's story and medical background, Esquire magazine reported (August 2013 issue) that prior to the publication of Proof of Heaven, Alexander had been terminated or suspended from multiple hospital positions, and had been the subject of several malpractice lawsuits, including at least two involving the alteration of medical records to cover up a medical error.The magazine also found what it claimed were discrepancies with regard to Alexander's version of events in the book. Among the discrepancies, according to an account of the Esquire article in Forbes, was that "Alexander writes that he slipped into the coma as a result of severe bacterial meningitis and had no higher brain activity, while a doctor who cared for him says the coma was medically induced and the patient was conscious, though hallucinating."

Lähde;
Dittrich, Luke (August 2013). "The Prophet: An Investigation of Eben ALexander, Author of the Blockbuster "Proof of Heaven"". Esquire (New York City: Hearst Communications, Inc.): pp 88–95, 125–126, 128. Page 95: "On August 6, 2008, the patient filed a $3 million lawsuit against Alexander, accusing him of negligence, battery, spoliation, and fraud. The purported cover-up, the changes Alexander had made to the surgical report, was a major aspect of the suit. Once again, a lawyer was accusing Alexander of altering the historical record when the historical record didn't fit the story he wanted to tell."

"Was 'Proof of Heaven' author hallucinating?". Retrieved July 13, 2013. Daily Mail Online, Published July 2, 2013. Includes photos of the Esquire magazine August 2013 cover and the article's author, contributing editor Luke Dittrich, and a response from Alexander on the controversy.

Jeff Bercovici. "Esquire Unearths 'Proof Of Heaven' Author's Credibility Problems". Forbes. Retrieved July 13, 2013.