Man Died & Learns We Have It Completely Backward
What Researchers Found
The Story
John, a paramedic firefighter and photographer, had a near-death experience in 2001. He got electrocuted while fixing a light in his studio by biting into an electrical cord with his teeth. The shock froze his body and sent electricity into his brain. During the experience, he saw black smoke from his mouth and his spirit looked up to a beautiful light streaming from the ceiling. He entered the light, excited to go home to God. A being of light appeared, filling him with love and acceptance. God showed a life review of good and bad events with no judgment, only pride in lessons learned. God offered a choice to stay or return. John saw his kids below and chose to go back. God agreed. Returning to his body caused intense pain. He prayed for help, and the cord came out. He passed out, and his son called 911. At the hospital, he had severe mouth damage but no internal organ harm, called a miracle. For 12 years, he felt unworthy to share it. During his second divorce in 2013, he prayed to die but heard God's voice, dedicating his life to God. He now shares the experience, learning unconditional love and self-forgiveness.
“beautiful. And God shows me my life like it's flat going in front of my eyes and”
The account features a severe medical crisis with clinical death-like conditions from electrocution, and a single out-of-body perception of children making shadow puppets from an elevated vantage point. However, this perception lacks any reported verification, detailed confirmation, or unpredictability, resulting in low evidential strength overall.
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What Researchers Found
The account features a severe medical crisis with clinical death-like conditions from electrocution, and a single out-of-body perception of children making shadow puppets from an elevated vantage point. However, this perception lacks any reported verification, detailed confirmation, or unpredictability, resulting in low evidential strength overall.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
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Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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