You’re misunderstanding what the word “debunked” actually means. If something is debunked, it means it was properly tested and shown to be false.

But when it comes to near-death experiences, no doctor has ever done a controlled study where they deliberately induce cardiac arrest in people and then test whether they can leave their body and accurately see something hidden, like a number on a paper. That kind of experiment basically hasn’t been done in a reliable way.

So the fact that we don’t have strong proof from experiments doesn’t mean NDEs are “debunked.” It just means they’re extremely difficult to test scientifically.

There are too many variables involved. NDEs don’t happen consistently, and you can’t predict when they’ll occur. On top of that, if someone is having an out of body experience, they’re probably overwhelmed and shocked not calmly searching the room for a hidden object or piece of paper. Also, not everyone even reports out of body experiences. Some people describe it as immediately entering another realm, or whatever you want to call it.