“Is this a caucus thread, or a bait thread?”
Why would it be a bait thread?
This is one issue where the fad can be agreed by both Catholics and Protestants to be a money-making con.
It’s a fad, is non-Biblical, often anti-Christian.
I know there are both Catholics and Protestants that do buy in to it.
Notwithstanding this is a Catholic writer, I think Catholics may buy in to it a bit more.
[[I know there are both Catholics and Protestants that do buy in to it.]]
They don’t buy into ‘an experience’ (of some sort) because it’s never happened to them- period- believe me, an ‘NDE’ (however you want to explain it out- whether a medical issue, or a physical issue where the person actually does die and leave the body)) is a very harrowing experience that affects the person’s life for the rest of their lives
Whether physical explanation or medical, the one fact remains SOMETHING happens- and the experience is one that no drug can replicate for it’s ‘realness’ . (Real, meaning that the oen who experiences it is experiencing something that SEEMS so real that it is hard to distinguish between whether it actually was real, or just some synapses misfiring- causing the brain to be flooded with endorphins, and drawing from memory stores memories that are either happy ones or frightening ones- My personal belief is that this is what happens- and I come ot that conclusion for several reason- HOWEVER, I can not discount the possibility that some NDE’s ‘may be’ genuine out of body experiences- I think it very unlikely, but I can’t say that it definitely does not happen)
In my view this post/thread is neither Catholic Caucaus or “bait.” This is a thread that brings up a topic that is generic “Christian” in nature rather than Protestant or Catholic.
NDEs have been experienced by Protestants, Catholics and many with no faith what so ever. thus this discussion is based upon Msgr Pope’s comments. See my post # 11, also posts #27 and #30.