Ben Breedlove tells the story of his life before he dies

The simple version is that this kid had a heart condition, almost died, almost died again, and almost died again, did this video, and then actually died.

Ben talked about seeing angels and being in heaven when he died, which of course is just a hallucination. Meanwhile, all of these idiotic people are using his story to reinforce their beliefs in God and angels as if the experiences of a dying kid going into shock and the hallucinations that come with near death experiences are enough, especially when articulated into a web cam diary with flash cards. I appreciate the sentiment behind it, and it is tragic that this kid’s life was cut short…but can’t we stop being stupid for three seconds and critically think about exactly why this story is touching? Just remember to all you would be God Warriors out there, if you donated all the money you give to churches to people who do legitimate research on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, maybe Ben wouldn’t have died and you wouldn’t be writing dumb comments on a YouTube page for some jackass like me to mock. In a way, you’re all responsible for Ben Breedlove’s death.from digitaljurnal