Life reviews in near-death experiences include real events that previously took place in the lives of those having the experience, even if the events were forgotten or happened before they were old enough to remember.
During an NDE, the people encountered are virtually always deceased and are usually relatives of the person having the experience; sometimes they are even relatives who died before the NDEr was born. Were the NDE only a product of memory fragments, it would almost certainly include far more living people, including those with whom the NDEr had interacted more recently.
The near-death experiences of children, including very young children who are too young to have developed concepts of death, religion or near-death experiences, are essentially identical to those of older children and adults. This refutes the possibility that the content of NDEs is produced by preexisting beliefs or cultural conditioning.
Near-death experiences appear remarkably consistent around the world and across many different religions and cultures. NDEs from non-western countries are incredibly similar to those that occur in people in western countries.
It is common for people to experience major life changes after having near-death experiences. These aftereffects are often powerful, lasting and lifeenhancing, and the changes generally follow a consistent pattern. As the NDErs themselves almost always believe, near-death experiences are, in a word, real.
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Perfect Playbacks
Life reviews in near-death experiences include real events that previously took place in the lives of those having the experience, even if the events were forgotten or happened before they were old enough to remember.
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Family Reunions
During an NDE, the people encountered are virtually always deceased and are usually relatives of the person having the experience; sometimes they are even relatives who died before the NDEr was born. Were the NDE only a product of memory fragments, it would almost certainly include far more living people, including those with whom the NDEr had interacted more recently.
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Children’ s Experiences
The near-death experiences of children, including very young children who are too young to have developed concepts of death, religion or near-death experiences, are essentially identical to those of older children and adults. This refutes the possibility that the content of NDEs is produced by preexisting beliefs or cultural conditioning.
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Worldwide Consistency
Near-death experiences appear remarkably consistent around the world and across many different religions and cultures. NDEs from non-western countries are incredibly similar to those that occur in people in western countries.
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Aftereffects
It is common for people to experience major life changes after having near-death experiences. These aftereffects are often powerful, lasting and lifeenhancing, and the changes generally follow a consistent pattern. As the NDErs themselves almost always believe, near-death experiences are, in a word, real.