(2024-08-22, 11:15 PM)Sciborg_S_Patel Wrote: The historical record is at least a bit complicated here. I vaguely recall an argument that medieval European [NDEs] helped develop the idea of Purgatory, but I'd need to double check that.
Other cultures also have their beliefs changed due to NDEs.
Well of course, that is the other way round - it weakens the argument that NDE reports were moulded religious ideas.
I went to church until age 20, and I don't think NDE's were ever mentioned.
Some people keep their NDE experiences quiet because they don't fit properly into any accepted viewpoint.
David