“Six Minutes Without a Heartbeat”: One Redditor’s Harrowing Experience Challenges Everything We Believe About the Afterlife

Over the years, the user underwent multiple surgeries and now lives with a pacemaker, a constant reminder of that brush with death. Psychologically, the change was even more profound.

“I don’t thank God anymore,” they confessed. “Whatever I saw wasn’t salvation. It was trauma.”

They say that many NDEs reinforce religious beliefs or inspire hope. This author’s experience did the opposite: It shattered faith and replaced it with raw fear.

A Voice Divided: Skeptics Versus Believers

Not surprisingly, the Reddit thread is filled with passionate debate:

• Skeptics point to medical explanations—lack of oxygen, brief brain activity during resuscitation, dreams triggered by chemical changes.
• Supporters respond: “It lasted six minutes.” That time frame, they argue, is too long for a dream, too specific for hallucination.

One redditor summed it up this way: “Those six minutes felt longer than life itself.”

What Does This Mean for Us?

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