near death experiences

[indian]

has any1 had any of these? i watched a programme once about nde where the person ended up in hell. v. scarey

[WaldoMcFroog]

Only if you believe in Hell, I suspect.

[slimfandango]

Taxpayers money in the UK is quite carefully awarded to scientific institutions in the UK (universities, etc), so as you could imagine, there isn't too much money being handed to those doing research into near death experiences. For one thing, you need to prove that the research has a decent chance of showing something.

Very surprising, therefore, that one UK uni (Southampton?) got a pile of cash for their psychology department for just this. I think they were able to demonstrate that many of the subjects reported the same experience, and that the reports they gave of the view they saw from the 'ceiling' was too accurate to be invention. Pretty cool! I'll try and find a reference for you.

[slimfandango]

I have myself had several near death experiences. One was when driving and we nearly had a bad crash, and this guy had a huge wipeout (black guy, black glasses, black suit, black car). He was ok though, but we fishtailed all over the place.

We got into work and my Mum phoned up from 600 miles away to check if I was ok. She hadn't been told anything about the crash, but my sister had just had a scary dream about me, with...black guy, black suit, black car.

That's it, as it happened. I have no explanation.

[slimfandango]

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~pubaffrs/0128.htm

[fairy!]

My mum had one many many years ago when she was in hospital having me.

[indian]

cheers slimfandango, very interesting stuff. What i don't get is how depending on what your religious beliefs for some people that is how they see heaven etc. For example, ive been told a story of a sikh man who went up to the gates of heaven, and met the keeper who was sikh also, but other people from other religions for whom this person has been who ever they believe.

[Englishbird]

I think that proves that it's all in the mind indian.  If a sikh man meets a sikh st peter, christian meets chistian etc.  A friend and I nearly died in a boat fire once, i can assure you i would have prayed to jesus, allah, buddah and david ike if i'd have thought it would make a difference.  I think 'near death experience's' are just the minds way of coping with extreme stress.  There is of course, a lot more we don't know about the mind and I don't rule out telepathy as a possibility, but i don't believe you can be at the gates of heaven - because i don't believe there is a heaven.

[slimfandango]

Would telepathy be compatible with the answerbank?

[Englishbird]

I knew you were going to say that ;o)