Thread:GreyStark/@comment-28288412-20170506220152/@comment-25936766-20170506222342

..............I admit I haven't been following the conversation to the letter, but....

...If you are talking about Near-Death Experiences....I semi-noticed that you 2 were talking about NDEs people had and how they saw heaven and so much christian stuff, but....

...Why not look a bit into what NDEs themselves are? Don't focus solely on what happens, but also consider what is happening. One thing to bear in mind, is that almost-half of the things you see during a NDE are based on your own cultural, philosophical, and religious beliefs.

Pretty much 99.9% of everyone in the western world has been indoctrinated by Christianity, due to the massive influence of Christianity in just about every occidental culture to the point it's ingrained even in the values, laws and rights of most nations. It's so deeply ingrained that we don't even notice. And yes, this includes atheists; they might not believe a god exists, but the religion itself influences them anyway.

So overall, for example, someone who has grown up with Christianity by their side would see guardian angels. Someone who has, say, grown up with Hindu, would see messengers of the God of Death instead (don't remember it's name).

Why do people see heaven? A Christian Heaven? Because of it's influence affecting what they see during a NDE.

And personally, an NDE of that kind is uplifting, but don't prove or mean anything.