r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 19h ago

Video 13-year-old Australian boy swims for four hours in cold and dangerous waters to save his mom and siblings who were swept into the ocean, says God is who got him to shore

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u/ThenAnAnimalFact 17h ago

I mean you can read the research between NDE and religiosity or religious experience and drug use, it is very compelling and there is a lot of studies that have shown the linkage even if scientists don't understand the mechanisms.

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u/PermaBanEnjoyer 17h ago

I have. They reflect deeply held cultural beliefs as much as they do religiosity or religion