Well, there are people who report that there is indeed something after you die, and others who say that there's nothing but darkness.
Make of that what you will, the human mind is a strange thing.
There are also remarkable incidences, thousands, of children reporting past lives and being incredibly accurate. There are those who can willingly have out-of-body experiences (astral projection) and report conversations or descriptions of objects distances away, as well as those who can "see" things further away without leaving their body (remote viewing; CIA declassified as well).
There are other incidences I've had personally that have shown me this universe must have been created. By what, I don't know. Those are personal to me.
I say this as a previously dogmatic atheist who is disappointed with my formal self and the things I said to believers in the past. Although I don't agree with religion and see it more as a divisive mechanism, I do see the common ground between us.
All that being said, I urge you to keep a very open mind. In the grand scheme, we all know nothing.
Some interesting readings:
  • The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot
  • Anything by Ishtak Bentov
  • Before by Dr Jim Tucker
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True, and I indeed am open to these things, for there indeed have been instances as described by you above.
The human brain and conscience is a remarkable mystery.
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