Orson Wedgwood, author and researcher, posits that negative near-death experiences are not neurological malfunctions but diagnostic tools within a constructed reality designed to evaluate human souls.
In a theory that bridges theological tradition and modern simulation hypothesis, Orson Wedgwood—author of NDE: Near Death Experience and AWARE studies: Proof Of The Soul and God?—claims that distressing near-death experiences (NDEs) provide evidence that Earth is a created environment.