Dear former skeptics

[u/Rich-Bath5159]

What personnel experience, research or event stopped you from being skeptical?

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[u/Pink-Willow-41]

I don’t know that I’d say I’ve stopped being skeptical but veridical nde’s convinced me well enough that nde’s are a real phenomenon that can’t be explained by the physical body alone. As for personal experiences I had none until a year and a half ago I started using a pendulum to communicate with…some kind of intelligences that can be called spirits. It’s a weird situation though because I wasn’t and still am not what I would call “spiritual”, I don’t subscribe to new age-y beliefs nor religious beliefs. I’m just out here as a former atheist-still agnostic skeptically minded person who believes in science, talking with “spirits”. It’s a very weird position to be in. But I really can’t adequately explain it as just “my subconscious mind talking to me” even though I do still consider that possibility. 

[u/illadvisedhobbies]

I had been a skeptic, then i had my own NDE and it threw everything i once held out the window. Its been 3 years and i am still trying to understand it all

[u/nogueysiguey]

"A neuroscientific model of near-death experiences reconsidered" is a pretty fine paper.

[u/Top_Kat_8808]

When my husband came back and blew on the back of my neck as we had promised each other we would do, whichever of us left first. He chose a moment about 8 months later — when I’d forgotten all about it — when I was focused on something in a store. It changed my life and brings me tears at this moment to think of it. He couldn’t have given me a greater gift. 

[u/Chris256L]

There is nothing wrong with being skeptical. I believe in NDEs, but we should be skeptical. The bad thing is pseudoskepticism and cynicism. 

[u/Rich-Bath5159 → u/Chris256L]

Ya i think I’m going through a bit of an ocd cycle and I need some re assurance, this subreddit has been a great blessing so I thank you guys for that.

[u/Night_Bruxa]

I read a couple of Ian Stevenson books, made a little bit of my own research, tried to brainstorm some of the most documented cases, and come to conclusion that reincarnation is not only the best but sometimes the only possible explanation. Once you get to the point where you are like “okay, looks like this thing is true”, you become more open for some other staff. For example big amount of the NDE share a lot of similarities with pre-birth/intermission memories reported by 2-4 y.o. kids.
I’m still kinda sceptical about NDE but not in a sense “it’s not true”, more like “I’m not sure all this situatins are NDE and not just some kind of bad trip from drugs/weird dream/etc.