Why are near death experiences so readily dismissed?

I'm reading 'Near death in the ICU' by doctor Laurin Bellg. She makes a point of not dismissing anyone's account.

Why do so many people scoff at these kinds of stories or dismiss them? Often because they don't fit their religious views. There is so much we just don't know, is it not best to keep can open mind.

I think someone critically ill has no more illusions and sees life and death for what it is. The soul is only in this body temporarily. This life is nothing but a moment. What each person's relationship with God or not is their own business. We are each on our own, whoever we think we are or however important we think our role is while we live. Billionaires or pauper, we face eternity alone.

I choose to believe God is real. This comforts me.

I'm reading 'Near death in the ICU' by doctor Laurin Bellg. She makes a point of not dismissing anyone's account.

Why do so many people scoff at these kinds of stories or dismiss them? Often because they don't fit their religious views. There is so much we just don't know, is it not best to keep can open mind.

I think someone critically ill has no more illusions and sees life and death for what it is. The soul is only in this body temporarily. This life is nothing but a moment. What each person's relationship with God or not is their own business. We are each on our own, whoever we think we are or however important we think our role is while we live. Billionaires or pauper, we face eternity alone.

I choose to believe God is real. This comforts me.

On the other hand: If it is real, what does it matter if some don't believe it? There are people who don't believe the earth is round. Doesn't change airline flight patterns.

I'm reading 'Near death in the ICU' by doctor Laurin Bellg. She makes a point of not dismissing anyone's account.

Why do so many people scoff at these kinds of stories or dismiss them? Often because they don't fit their religious views. There is so much we just don't know, is it not best to keep can open mind.

I think someone critically ill has no more illusions and sees life and death for what it is. The soul is only in this body temporarily. This life is nothing but a moment. What each person's relationship with God or not is their own business. We are each on our own, whoever we think we are or however important we think our role is while we live. Billionaires or pauper, we face eternity alone.

I choose to believe God is real. This comforts me.

I neither dismiss or accept unconditionally NDE's. Some seem genuine, others seem more in line with the occult. The only sure word is God's word.

Some of us believe it is round like a dish, just not round like a ball. But I think it is a valid point - atheists don't have a consistent explanation for Near Death Experiences. Not sure how Christians can explain them where they are scripturally inaccurate - deceptions maybe?

I'm reading 'Near death in the ICU' by doctor Laurin Bellg. She makes a point of not dismissing anyone's account.

Why do so many people scoff at these kinds of stories or dismiss them? Often because they don't fit their religious views. There is so much we just don't know, is it not best to keep can open mind.

I think someone critically ill has no more illusions and sees life and death for what it is. The soul is only in this body temporarily. This life is nothing but a moment. What each person's relationship with God or not is their own business. We are each on our own, whoever we think we are or however important we think our role is while we live. Billionaires or pauper, we face eternity alone.

I choose to believe God is real. This comforts me.

Certain church groups have become VERY good at justifying incons... er, "explaining" inconsistencies between different religions so we can all come together and sing kumbaya. A few near death visions are not even a blip on the radar for them.

There is so much we just don't know, is it not best to keep can open mind.

It is God's Word that shows how Holy Spirit will guide, speak and show His Own in these days.
We were always meant to experience God, not just read His Book, just as He was experienced in the Garden before the Fall.

Let us reason together.
Einstein's formula E=MC Squared shows it is all energy, everything was created out of energy, and energy can never be destroyed, it goes from one form to another.
To believe that life ends when the heart stops defies reality.
Spirit, soul and body, of course the earth suit wears out and is discarded.
bless you MaryM

I have doubt about your post, we know we are spirit, soul and body, when the body dies our spirit and soul return to the Father.
There is much we have not learned of Him yet.
It may be the unredeemed have experiences that are not of Him, I have yet to hear of any.
I have heard it taught when a person is trained to take out a sentry, it is essential to not look at the sentry, his spirit will pickup your spirit and he will turn.
best wishes

That adds up physically. But what about mentally and spiritually?

Interesting. Not sure what you mean?

I have read many accounts of non-religious persons who sense a very loving good presence looking after them anyway.

Perhaps His love for us is so great those who did not make the right decisions here will have another opportunity, our "churches" have not always led us in truth but rather tried to scare us into perpetual fear of our loving God.