Oddbean

My 25 yo Daughter died in 2021 of Fentanyl Poisoning. Since then I have been listening to NDE (Near Death Experience) Podcasts and there are 2 main sites to read many user submitted stories in text format. After over 1000 stories I'm convinced most of these people at least believe their stories. There are so many experiences but not one of them the same. Some of them say organized religions were co-opted by man for control. Many atheists have seen Jesus. Not everyone sees God or Jesus. It seems a general theme that love is the only thing that matters. There are a much smaller % of stories that are called "Challenging Experiences. The most primary example of this would be the story of a professor named Howard Storm. He was an atheist and had a bad experience to start with but it ends up good. Ill include a link to his story if your interested. People have a "Life Review in most stories, id say. They say they can see it from their perspective but also from the person there interacting withs perspective and down the line how their actions affected others. They say they actually feel the emotions of others as if they are actually them. Also almost all stories say that communication is done telepathically. Your thoughts can be heard by others. There is NO miscommunication. You understand completely the entire message being conveyed. A doctor once told me, if all the parts of a grandfather clock were loose in a big box floating in space, would that clock ever assemble itself? Even in a million years? No i don't believe it would. How much more complicated is DNA, and all the building blocks of life. Something had to start this world spinning. There is to much there to just be made up. But is it just the dying brains reaction as some believe or is something more profound happening. Ill find out for sure one day but for now..... Id recommend the following sources for anyone interested in more info on this. Text based stories https://nderf.org ( go to NDE stories tab) https://iands.org/ndes/nde-stories/iands-nde-accounts.html Favorite podcasts Beyond death Jeff Mara Podcast (has other subjects as well but I only listen to NDE stuff) Lets Talk near death NDE Podcast (Mormon guy but he doesn't preach ) NDE Radio with LEE Witing The other side NDE Round Trip Death Howard Storm Story https://vimeo.com/215562283 If you have had an experience you can submit it to IANDS or Nderf.org They have a questionnaire after you write your story. It has helped many dealing with the fresh loss of a loved one to hear that they didn't just blink out to nothing. Some people tell others and don't get believed or think they are alone, but they estimate 10-20% of people who come close or actually die and come back. So that's millions of people who have had this experience. I'm also convinced that God is real.