As real as near-death experiences (NDEs) can be to people who have them, their reality is questioned by skeptics. Does the soul actually leave the body and travel to realms beyond our physical world? Or are NDEs just hallucinations caused by chemical reactions? We asked Dr. Jeffrey Long, a leading NDE researcher and New York Times bestselling author, to see what he has found.
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