Hello Atheists, Agnostic here, and I would love to ask you a question about NDEs
March 8, 2017 at 12:58 am
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2017 at 12:59 am by Vaino-Eesti.)
Hello everyone,
my name is Vaino. I was raised Roman Catholic. Although I still go to Church and participate in culturally Christian events, I am really an agnostic. I don't exactly know what to believe. I don't want to be too much of a skeptic just yet-- that being said, I am aware that there are many inconsistencies in Christianity, and all faiths for that matter.
My question to you:
Many atheists and agnostics, even some religious people, are skeptical of Near Death Experiences, saying that they are a product of a faulty brain which is deprived of oxygen, blood flow and is essentially confused. I found numerous articles saying that G-Force pilots experience similar visions when they are in flight simulators. This causes me to be somewhat skeptical of NDEs. I would not be surprised if they were the product of a confused brain.
I have also read from some sources which conclude that they are cultural as well. For example, Christians will see Jesus, Hindus will see other religious imagery, etc.
I am willing to accept all of that, but here is what I am confused about. Why is it that there are so many accounts of Christians seeing Jesus, but no accounts (as far as I can tell) that are genuine of an Islamic person encountering Prophet Muhammad? I spoke to a Muslim friend of mine recently who said that many people in the Islamic faith will dream of Prophet Muhammad. Why then is it, that a) there are very few Muslim NDEs to begin with, and b) that you never hear of any of them seeing Muhammad?
There are supposed accounts (by Christians so I am willing to bet that it's biased) of Muslims meeting Jesus, and being told that they are to convert to Christianity. I take these with a grain of salt because Christians tend to tell these stories. However, I am extremely curious to get your opinions/ideas/theories about why Christian NDEs tend to be much more prevalent with religious imagery known to Christians than is the case for Islamic people.
my name is Vaino. I was raised Roman Catholic. Although I still go to Church and participate in culturally Christian events, I am really an agnostic. I don't exactly know what to believe. I don't want to be too much of a skeptic just yet-- that being said, I am aware that there are many inconsistencies in Christianity, and all faiths for that matter.
My question to you:
Many atheists and agnostics, even some religious people, are skeptical of Near Death Experiences, saying that they are a product of a faulty brain which is deprived of oxygen, blood flow and is essentially confused. I found numerous articles saying that G-Force pilots experience similar visions when they are in flight simulators. This causes me to be somewhat skeptical of NDEs. I would not be surprised if they were the product of a confused brain.
I have also read from some sources which conclude that they are cultural as well. For example, Christians will see Jesus, Hindus will see other religious imagery, etc.
I am willing to accept all of that, but here is what I am confused about. Why is it that there are so many accounts of Christians seeing Jesus, but no accounts (as far as I can tell) that are genuine of an Islamic person encountering Prophet Muhammad? I spoke to a Muslim friend of mine recently who said that many people in the Islamic faith will dream of Prophet Muhammad. Why then is it, that a) there are very few Muslim NDEs to begin with, and b) that you never hear of any of them seeing Muhammad?
There are supposed accounts (by Christians so I am willing to bet that it's biased) of Muslims meeting Jesus, and being told that they are to convert to Christianity. I take these with a grain of salt because Christians tend to tell these stories. However, I am extremely curious to get your opinions/ideas/theories about why Christian NDEs tend to be much more prevalent with religious imagery known to Christians than is the case for Islamic people.
