07-27-2014, 11:06 PM
I'd imagine that when the brain is lacking oxygen and undergoing extreme stresses such as imminent death it'll do all sort of crazy things to your perception of your surroundings. The human brain is a fragile thing and all sorts of things can effect its function; drugs, mental illnesses (Schizophrenia), lack of sleep, stress in general are a few examples of factors that can cause an individual to see and hear things that aren't really there. If I was to take any of what these near death stories state to be even half true I'd be more in line to go with these as the probable causes rather than some unseen deity whisking them away to the afterlife/hell.
Just my opinion on the topic
Just my opinion on the topic