Scientists state believing provides a sense of optimism and hope which can lead to a happier lifestyle.
Suzanne Newcombe, lecturer in Religious Studies at The Open University, said: Holding open these ideas the possibility of immortality can have positive effects on health. From a biomedical perspective, this hope might help the body fight illnesses, improve the chances of spontaneous remissions or allow the illness to run its course, it s more equanimity for the person involved.
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Trending But even if there is no biological change, a focus on the possibility of immortality can help some individuals can disidentify from their bodily pain and develop a more peaceful relationship with their experience as their suffering.
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Near-Death Experience Facts
A bizarre near-death experience testimonial shared by a woman named Wilma on the NDERF (Near-Death Experience Research Foundation) is now the hottest debating point among medical experts and spiritualists. It was Wilma s mother who faced the near-death experience (NDE) during or shortly after World War II.
Her time was not up
In the testimonial, Wilma claimed that her mother saw some unusual visuals when she reached the verge of death. According to Wilma, her mother also saw two angles as she was about to reach heaven.
A MAN who temporarily died believes he saw "the light" at the end of the tunnel, and inside the light was his deceased loved ones welcoming him to the afterlife.