Near-death experiences and other transpersonal experiences—those that go beyond ordinary limits of space and time—suggest the existence of God and ongoing personal consciousness after physical death. A review of these experiences before 1850 and their scientific study from 1850 to the present concludes that a large percentage of the population has had such experiences, the vast majority of experiencers are mentally healthy, and these experiences positively change people's lives. While these experiences cannot prove a personal God or afterlife, they strongly point toward them.
Near-death experiences (NDEs) and other transpersonal experiences, which exceed ordinary limits of space or time, suggest the existence of God and ongoing personal consciousness after death. A historical review of these experiences before 1850 and their scientific study from 1850 to the present concludes that a large percentage of the population has had such experiences, the vast majority of experiencers are mentally healthy, and the experiences improve people's lives. Although these experiences cannot prove a personal God or afterlife, they strongly point to them.