Experiences that bring you close to the end of your life are one of those topics that sit in the uncomfortable space between science and faith. They are too documented to dismiss entirely, too extraordinary to accept without question. Researchers estimate that somewhere between 10 and 20% of people who are clinically gone come back with some sort of account of what happens in the afterlife.
The accounts vary. But the emotions attached to them, like peace, light, and heightened senses, tend to follow a remarkably consistent pattern. Mike McKinsey is a construction superintendent from Chattanooga, Tennessee. His heart stopped for 45 minutes on an operating table and he came back with some very specific details.
