Spirit Science 40 ~ Near Death Experiences

Spirit Science 40 ~ Near Death Experiences is the 9th episode beyond Season 2 and the 40th overall, published on August 3rd, 2020.
== Plot ==
Patchman starts giving the viewer an example of a near-death experience by telling the viewer to imagine that (s)he's having surgery and (s)he wakes up. Patchman tells the viewer that (s)he looks around to see that everything is brighter and turns back to find that (s)he's having surgery. Patchman gives a clear and direct introduction of near-death experiences.
Patchman gives a brief history of NDEs and then starts talking about a particular 1975 case where Barbara Harris had an NDE. Barbara Harris has a back injury and then had to have a surgery. After surgery, she had to be in a body cast and has lost consciousness when the life support systems failed. The emergency staff didn't make it on time. When Barbara found herself in the hallway, she looked up and found that she's floating. She also saw a security camera and looked down to see her body. She then woke up and then she had another NDE. When she went to the nurse's office, she found that the nurses were planning on lying about how long she'll stay in the body cast in order to stress her out more. When Barbara confronts them after her NDE, she tells them not to lie about her the amount of time that she's has to stay in the body cast.
Patchman ends the case afterwards and provides a study finding that nearly have of those who had an NDE didn't suffer from a life-threatening event. He believes that when society accepts NDEs, it will rapidly change how society thinks about "life, death, and the nature of consciousness".
== Video description ==
Near-Death Experiences are a unique and extremely common thing in the world, permeating across cultures, religions, and social barriers. What's more, they often compel life-changing and powerful realizations in all who experience it. Have you ever had an NDE? 
== Video transcript ==
Main article: Transcript | Spirit Science 40 ~ Near Death Experiences
== Trivia ==
* The scientific community has written that they're hallucinations, and for a good reason. However, when one looks at Barbara's case, one would ask for all of the details in Barbara's case. If her room is near the nurse's office, then she had a greater sense of hearing than when she was awake. Otherwise, it's just a coincidence.
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