(March 1, 2018 at 2:37 am)orthodox-man Wrote: However this is kind of a question I also had I would love some opinions on:
Many NDE researchers who believe NDEs are supernatural, claim that in some cases, NDEs differ slightly from person to person, because each person has a unique soul, and each experience makes sense differently to each person. Therefore, a Hindu person living in India will likely not report seeing Jesus in an NDE, while a Christian person living in USA will. They have noticed that Jesus' appearance in NDEs tends to fluctuate to, sometimes he is said to have dark hair, olive skin, sometimes he looks like traditional paintings, other times not. They say, each person sees him differently, as that is how they imagine him, and they wouldn't be able to recognize him portrayed any other way. My question is: would you say it is more likely that differences in NDEs point to people hallucinating slightly differently, or is it actually some supernatural experience that is customized for each person?
Since you do display great thinking (judging by the paragraph previous to this), what do you think?
By the way, since you are an Orthodox Christian, what does Jesus look like in those icons at the Orthodox churches?
Quote:Recently, a study was done on 150 NDEs in Belgium, and found that out of 10 potential common phenomena in NDEs ex: a bright light, meeting deities, life review, seeing a tunnel, out of body experience etc, about 4 were mentioned per average NDE, and the order of them differed. So for example, only around 35% had the order of: OBE, tunnel, bright light, feeling of peace, returning to body, while another percentage had another order etc. Do these inconsistencies make the whole phenomenon seem less reliable? Researchers say no, that again, each person has a unique experience specifically for them the way they understand it, like for example: going to Africa: you could go to North Africa, or South Africa, and see different things, yet both locations are in Africa. However, is this assuming too much for NDEs?
Again, what do you think?