I think it may be based on what you were taught growing up.  In private school, we read a book called The Message where the author describes events following a snowmobile accident that even the most religious in our class called bullshit on.

Basically the guy claimed he went to heaven whenever he was knocked back into his coma and saw all his friends and family.  He then saw Jesus, Moses, Benny Frank, and a couple other Founding Fathers who all told him that the United States was going to be the New Jerusalem soon and he was supposed to send the Message to God's faithful.

It just reeked of religious upbringing and egotistical self-righteousness.


Also, a kid recently came out and said his claims of going to heaven following a car accident (the claims were then published and made his family a lot of money) and said he made up his claims just for attention.

I believe they are legit

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on January 18, 2015, 03:36:52 PM

Quote from: ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ Nick Mc ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ on January 18, 2015, 03:25:57 PM

Also, a kid recently came out and said his claims of going to heaven following a car accident (the claims were then published and made his family a lot of money) and said he made up his claims just for attention.

Was that that one heaven something movie that came out last year or something?

Well there was a book, "Heaven is for Real" (not to be confused with the movie God's Not Dead" IIRC there was apparently something about the kid not even having been unconscious during the ordeal. Basically, the dad pulled it out of his ass.

Colton Burpo was his name.

Biggest load of utter shit I've ever laid witness to.

Quote from: Kupo on January 18, 2015, 04:03:57 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on January 18, 2015, 03:36:52 PM

Quote from: ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ Nick Mc ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ on January 18, 2015, 03:25:57 PM

Also, a kid recently came out and said his claims of going to heaven following a car accident (the claims were then published and made his family a lot of money) and said he made up his claims just for attention.

Was that that one heaven something movie that came out last year or something?

Well there was a book, "Heaven is for Real" (not to be confused with the movie God's Not Dead" IIRC there was apparently something about the kid not even having been unconscious during the ordeal. Basically, the dad pulled it out of his ass.

Colton Burpo was his name.

Biggest load of utter shit I've ever laid witness to.

Oh, that one was fake too?  I was talking about the one with the kid named Malarkey.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/01/15/boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-going-back-to-publisher/

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on January 18, 2015, 03:36:52 PM

Quote from: ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ Nick Mc ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ on January 18, 2015, 03:25:57 PM

Also, a kid recently came out and said his claims of going to heaven following a car accident (the claims were then published and made his family a lot of money) and said he made up his claims just for attention.

Was that that one heaven something movie that came out last year or something?

Well there was a book, "Heaven is for Real" (not to be confused with the movie God's Not Dead"). IIRC there was apparently something about the kid not even having been unconscious during the ordeal. Basically, the dad pulled it out of his ass.

But he was in Heaven and met God how can you doubt that?