RE: Boy visits heaven
May 31, 2012 at 8:27 am
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2012 at 8:28 am by NoMoreFaith.)
(May 31, 2012 at 8:11 am)ChadWooters Wrote:(May 31, 2012 at 5:56 am)NoMoreFaith Wrote: ...the afterlife appears to be exactly what each person expects it to be based on their currently held belief.Not necessarily. For religious people, the experience does seem to reflect their generally expectations; Christians see Jesus, Buddhists see a being of light, etc. But in some cases, atheists and non-believers have 'returned' to report similiar experiences. In a very few cases, including those of some believers, they describe going to hell. Either way NDE's profoundly affect the lives of those that have them, in ways not typical of delusions associated with mental illness.
Any of these atheists and non-believers come back with reports of the afterlife which are inconsistent with their knowledge of religions.
I would submit (because I don't have the data) that the vast majority, if not all of those cases refer to their common localised belief, as opposed to one they would have no knowledge of.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
