I understand that religion and spirituality are two different things, and I'm not religious. What I don't get though is why people report seeing religious figures? Sometimes there are sightings of Jesus, or of the Virgin Mary. Others see religious figures in their near-death experiences. Are they all hoaxes? When it comes to religious sightings, such as those of the Virgin Mary, or of Jesus, notice that it is always people who subscribe to that particular religion who see the figures. ...