Here's a great essay written yesterday by philosopher Daniel Dennett after a near-death experience.
I was going to quote some of the better excerpts but they're all so good that I'd just recommend reading the entire thing. He touches on the emptiness of good intentions, excuses his religious friends for praying for him, reflects on the rigors of science and medicine and how they represent a higher moral code than any faith-based standard, and explains how "thank goodness" is much more appropriate than "thank god."
I'm glad he made it through the ordeal and hopefully he'll keep writing for us for many more years.
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