He was a devout atheist who openly delcared that there was no heaven, no God, no hell. He had a near death experience that changed all that and he is now a minister in Ohio. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
2007-01-23 08:53:59 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer D 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I might just as well ask how someone who was raised in a Christian church, taught to believe in Jesus as Savior, taught about a loving, omnipresent, omniscient God might one day decide that all that was just bunk, and that there is no God, and that they'd been lied to all along. That person might become an Atheist. Is Professor Howard Storm right to be an Atheist, or is he right to believe in God?
Answer: he's right to do what he truly believes, and he shouldn't have to explain to anyone why he believes in God now, nor should he feel the need to explain to anyone why he didn't before. Belief is faith, not certainty.
2007-01-23 09:18:14 · answer #1 · answered by sacredvanity 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Never heard of him, but there are also many people who switched the other way. It means nothing how many people believe in gods or don't . If god does exist, or if it doesn't, no election is going to change it.
I would be seriously concerned that any such major change as a result of a medical emergency was due to brain damage however.
2007-01-23 17:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think hallucination can be a powerful experience. I think that he's either never researched how NDEs work, such as how they can be easily recreated with the drug ketamine, or has disregarded it for false hope. Of course, when you're clinically dead for any amount of time, brain damage is always a possibility.
2007-01-23 17:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
NDE make you hallucinate... not sure if Professor Howard Storm knew that.
2007-01-23 17:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by untilyoucamealong04 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of him, but it sounds like he got what he needed to be a believer.
2007-01-23 16:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
sometimes you'll cling to anything when you are about to die
2007-01-23 16:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by Cartman 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋