(January 13, 2016 at 12:53 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Even if they had no background in religion, I find it hard to believe that they had never heard of heaven or hell. the brain does weird stuff when it's dying. I really don't think visions from a dying brain count as proof of anything. The opinions of what heaven and hell is like will be different. Are there any stories about a heavily religious person having a near death experience, then promptly converting to a completely different religion? Probably not. If what they see is identifiable from any religion, it's the religion they grew up around.
Shit, I had a dream Sunday night that I and several people I didn't know were in a starship brig, only to be saved by actor JK Simmons. During the course of our escape, I shot lasers a la Cyclops out of my eyes to kill an armored-in-full-metal guard.
All of that simply because I saw a glimpse of JK Simmons at the Golden Globes just before turning off the TV and going to bed.
The brain does weird shit period. It latches onto random things in our memories and imagination and fucks with them when we're not in a conscious state.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
