I had a friend that was in a near death experience, so to speak, or actually in a death experience. He had drowned and was pulled out of the water by his brother. Lying in a fetal position with his tounge stuck out, colorless...and nevertheless, lifeless. His brother began CPR while the ambulance were on their way. His heart had stopped and literally, he was dead. But while in the moment of, he heard two voices which were believed to be his conscience and/or the voice of God and Satan. He said one voice (which he thought was the bad one) was telling him to lie down and everything will be alright. While another voice was saying, "Something isn't right here!" (believed to be the good voice). So my question is, was this the voice of God and Satan, or was this his conscience? If it were the voices of God and Satan, which one was good and which one was bad?
2006-10-14 16:56:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Neither voice sounds good or bad. I'd say it was probably someone actually talking to him or talking to someone else around him.
I say that because what was said doesn't sound bad, but neither is it Biblical. If it is God, it's also in the Bible, it can be backed by Scripture.
Sort of an odd thing to be said in any case! Hope your friend is okay now!
2006-10-14 17:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person's "conscience" is their "voice" of ethical obligation. When someone believes that their conscience tells them something, it is because they regard that as being morally obligatory, overriding other desires and actions. According to some theists, the human conscience comes from God and can only be explained by the existence of God. However, this is problematic because a person's conscience can be mistaken.
2006-10-15 00:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chemical ketamine is produced naturally in the brain when it is shutting down, and when ketamine is given to non-dying people, they get the same near death experiences as the dying ones claim to experience. It has nothing to do with anything actually spiritual, just a chemically induced delusion.
2006-10-15 00:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it was either -- I think one voice was God -- or whatever spirit/entity was protecting him (which said "lie down and everything will be alright") then his OWN voice which said "wait, something isn't right:". However, I cannot hazard guesses as to what exactly wasn't right... only he can.
2006-10-15 00:00:46 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix's Mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it was neither! It could have been his friend and another person talking, like the paramedics. God nor Satan will stand around and "something isn't right".
2006-10-15 00:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by Dragonfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You aren't dead just because your heart stops. I would say that it was a synapse episode due to lack of oxygen.
2006-10-15 00:02:31 · answer #6 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People hear things when they die. It was most likely a misfireing of the brain due to the lack of oxygen.
2006-10-14 23:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
too much to read
2006-10-15 00:06:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋