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This author has a working hypothesis on how to interpret the NDE.

First point to consider: The NDE is a near death experience, not full death. People don't return from full death. The few exceptions being Jesus Who fully died on the cross and Who rose again three days later, and Lazarus who was fully dead, whom Jesus raised. A person whose heart stopped beating for a few seconds and was subsequently resuscitated was never fully dead.

Second point: The NDE involves phenomena that cannot be explained by dying brain theories and the like. Published accounts narrate NDE descriptions of activity from vantage points not limited to the body such as hovering overhead or traveling into nearby rooms.

Third point: NDE accounts are hopelessly contradictory. The various stories alternately support Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity, new age and Eastern religion and even atheism. These accounts do not simply describe different aspects of a larger phenomenon. They flat out contradict each other. As such, if one is true, others must be false.

So what is there to make of this?

The NDE points to the existence of an immaterial spirit (life force) and soul (the psyche or personality) that can leave the physical body. But given that the person is not fully dead, the individual is still connected to the physical body. The person is still capable of hallucinating. The person is still able to create their own perception of reality.

The following is a strange NDE tale - https://youtu.be/MfOAvfwEMVs?si=1SfJtvn2_NHdltcM. The woman's NDE sounds like a bad dream by a mentally ill person or drug trip by an addict. It is obvious that she was creating her own experience.

In essence, while the NDE points to the existence of an immaterial soul, it does not provide an accurate and reliable view of the afterlife. The NDE is simply not on the level of the Bible and is to be treated with skepticism.