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NDERF 2026 Norman NDE 22146
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1norman_nde.html
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2009
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Norman was hit by a car while riding his bike in 2002 in an open farmland area with clear visibility. He was knocked unconscious for four hours. During his out-of-body experience, he found himself helping an old man sit down under a tree and talking with him, though he doesn't remember the conversation details. Norman observed his own body without initially recognizing it, saying he needed to help "them" get "that body" into the ambulance. He had difficulty lying back down in the moving ambulance. When he woke up in the hospital after four hours, he asked where he was and what had happened. The experience included an encounter with an unknown deceased person (the old man) and demonstrated classic dissociation from his physical body, not recognizing it as his own.
--- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and continued consciousness while unconscious for four hours supports biblical teaching about the soul's existence separate from the body. The encounter with a deceased person aligns with biblical accounts of the afterlife where souls continue to exist. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified, though the experience lacks explicit Christian elements such as encounters with Jesus, angels, or heavenly realms. The conversation with the old man that he cannot remember prevents theological assessment of that interaction.
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Hit by car, unconscious for 4 hours, life-threatening trauma
Observed own body without recognition, helped load it into ambulance
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5/12/2025
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