No, I was following Anonymous on that, who coined the term "cosmic anus".
Maybe the cosmic anus droppings are love.
I agree that it could. I will also freely admit I do not experience god.
Yes, this opens a can of worms. Because anyone who will deny an NDEr who has experienced something specific like Jesus must have some way to differentiate a true NDE from a false one. False being one that is overtly tainted with bias, for example. I find the sentiment "his NDE isn't as good because of the inclusion of Jesus, who as a character is mired in a historic and political morass" to be somewhat hypocritical, because almost all NDE's are based upon the singular experience and memory of the individual. If you can criticize one, you can criticize them all with the same justification. Unless of course you have evidence that the person is lying or is mistaken, and good luck proving that.
Again, I see a couple mix and match options.
1. Ian is telling it as is, and the cosmos (god, source, anus) is sending mixed messages, with the objective intent to do so
2. Ian is telling it as is, and the cosmos has no objective intent (no inherent purpose), and it's the wild west. We are simply a part of it, and our experiences are oriented around the individual for (as of now) inexplicable reasons.
3. Ian is lying or is mistaken, and we have no idea what he experienced.