Possibilianism

The New York Times Book Review for 6/19/2011 has a short piece on David Eagleman and his books: "Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain", "Why the Net Matters" and "Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives".
Possibilianism is the name he gave to describe where he stands in relation to atheists, agnostics and true believers.  He does not find current theology comprehensible, talking snakes in the Garden of Eden, creation of the world in six days.  As a neuro-scientist he is fascinated by possibility.  The essence of science is a tolerance for possibilities, and the ability to hold multiple ideas when there is a lack of proven data.  The true scientist does not know and unlike the agnostic he/she will explore the possibilities.

Voltaire: "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.  But certainty is an absurd one."

One of Mr. Eagleman's books is "Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives".  It is a collection of speculative short stories about the afterlife.  For example: God is a microbe and unaware of our existence; we are experiments for the gods; we are a reunion for a scattered confederacy of atoms.  In June, 2009 Brian Eno and Eagleman performed a musical reading at the Sydney Opera House.   Readings from the book are featured in a number of episodes from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's show Wiretap.  It has been named the best book and best spiritual book of 2009, and Amazon's #1 best seller in Great Britain for 2009. Of course, Eagleman has his own website, www.eagleman.com, where he discusses his theories and invites you to take a test on your capacity for synesthesia.  When you taste a particular food, do you see a specific color?  If so, you may have synesthesia and qualify for a research study.
Which might be good training for the afterlife.