521: Proof of Life After Death: Hope and a Warning From The Other Side

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Science, Life Sciences, Fiction, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science Fiction

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

You wake up surrounded by loved ones. But this reunion carries a dire warning: you can't stay. Your time here is limited. A searing pain rips through your body as you gasp back to life in a hospital bed. You were dead just moments ago.

This phenomenon is called a near-death experience. Countless people report leaving their bodies upon death. They recount bright lights, visions of heaven, and conversations with spirits. This happens across cultures and belief systems. But what explains these common threads?

Are near-death experiences proof of the afterlife? Or could they be explained by science? Recent brain scans of dying patients revealed surprising surges of activity after death. Their final, mysterious moments suggest more questions than answers about what lies beyond.

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0:00.0	You wake up.
0:02.0	Sleeping as fades as your eyes slowly open to a bright white light.
0:06.0	And it feels warm and familiar.
0:07.8	It feels like home.
0:09.4	And your whole family is there to meet you.
0:11.5	Your entire life flashes before your eyes like scenes from a movie.
0:15.0	The good, the bad, even the awful things you've done. But everything comes together.
0:20.0	It finally makes sense. With this enormous weight off your shoulders,
0:24.0	the memory of your life starts to fade just like a dream.
0:28.0	A familiar voice says,
0:29.0	We're happy you're here, we missed you,
0:31.0	but you can't stay.
0:32.0	What? You just got here. You're getting kicked out already?
0:36.0	The voice says they need you but we'll see you again when the time is right
0:40.0	and you know somehow the voice is telling the truth.
0:43.0	Suddenly a burst of red-hot pain rips through your chest.
0:47.0	It feels like every single cell in your body is on fire, you can't breathe.
0:51.0	A scream forces your eyes open. It's a blood curdling scream like an animal
0:55.9	being eaten alive. Then you realize the scream is coming from you. You're in a hospital
1:01.2	bed surrounded by doctors and nurses.
1:03.4	They all take a step back, stunned.
1:05.2	They're staring at you.
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