Opinions on Howard Storm? Questions

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I get mixed feelings about the Howard Storm story (the man who used to be an atheist but is now a reverend). Some of it seems like a hallucination, and some seems like it is too detailed. I think he is being genuine as he became a reverend after, so maybe he added things to it?

https://www.near-death.com/experiences/ ... storm.html

I think the beginning of his story seems like a hallucination:

1) he is supposedly dead, and in spirit forum, yet he has nerves and can feel the cold floor or his hands making fists.

2) his experience takes place in the hospital room and the rest is in the hallway of the hospital. It is just a long dark road. He probably didn't pay attention to how the hospital looked, so his brain had to fill in the gaps of the way it looked.

3) the demons mock his hospital gown. Why would his "soul" be wearing his hospital clothes?

4) These shadow looking demons are attacking him. Anyone could interpret this as anything. However, Storm assumes he is in hell, therefore he thinks of Jesus, and this makes his experience automatically religious.

The only things I don't get are:

1) How could his experience be so detailed?
2) he talks about having infinite knowledge, and says everyone's NDE is different to suit them and their beliefs.
3) He asks detailed questions about the USA economy and future wars and gets answers
4) he sees 80 new primary colours

I think he seems genuine. I don't think he lied about his whole experience. He did become a church reverend. It's just that his account was so detailed. Is it possible he really believes he had the experience, but that he added stuff to it later to make his story more convincing?

Also, what do you think are the odds his story was real?

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