Death Row Inmate's Near Death Experience - NDE
What Researchers Found
The Story
Michael Bane was a 33-year-old death row inmate in Tennessee when he had his near-death experience on September 5, 1994. A fellow inmate stabbed him in the prison yard, cutting his jugular vein, stabbing his heart and kidneys. His heart stopped, and he was pronounced dead for 45 minutes before resuscitation. During the experience, Michael left his body and saw medical staff working on him while feeling absolute love and peace. He was greeted by people from his past and felt safe at home. Then he entered a dark, quiet void filled with calm and joy. He heard a voice say, 'It's not your time, Michael. Go back.' After the experience, Michael lost his fear of death and became less angry. He forgave his attacker, parents, and accusers. He adopted a positive attitude, encouraged others, and strengthened his faith in God while searching for his purpose.
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The NDE includes a brief claim of out-of-body perception seeing people screaming and resuscitation efforts on his body, but lacks specific, verifiable details, any reported verification, or timely reporting. Medical severity is high, but other criteria are minimal due to vagueness, predictability of events, and absence of confirmation.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
The NDE includes a brief claim of out-of-body perception seeing people screaming and resuscitation efforts on his body, but lacks specific, verifiable details, any reported verification, or timely reporting. Medical severity is high, but other criteria are minimal due to vagueness, predictability of events, and absence of confirmation.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.