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Title: The Afterlife Experiments : Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death by Gary E. Schwartz ISBN: 0-7434-3659-8 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (62 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: debunk the debunkers...
Comment: So, I'm supposed to believe this book is bunk and is not objective based upon an article that appeared in a publication "objectively" entitled Skeptical Inquirer? I'll pass on that one.

I do think this study's methodology is not perfect, but I don't think you're going to find perfect methodology to study life after death phenomena. It comes down to faith in the long run. I think this book is an interesting study of mediumship. One of those read it and decide for yourself books.I wouldn't take it as proof, but it is encouraging. I'm just weary of holier-than-thou skeptics and their arrogant, flawed methods of "debunking" and review. They are no more scientific or objective than anyone else.

Rating: 5
Summary: Flawed, but magnificent
Comment: First and foremost, to address some 'ugly' things:
1. The vast majority of criticism of this book seems to be the ever so popular a priori criticism: please read the book, then question.
2. The research is not 'soft' on evidence; the quantative data is there, albeit abhoringly incomplete: this is to be expected, this book is one of the first of the kind.
3. CSICOP 'rebuttal' of this book is awfully weak, I expected more. The part that would be most devastating, aligations of cold reading, is also the weakest because the people sampled in the Afterlife Experiments do a beginning session without gathering any information. Schwartz has a reason to be righteously indignant on this point: if it is cold readings, PROVE it. It is easy to be an armchair critic, but doing one's own experiments is considerably harder.

Now, having cleared this, although the research is flawed, particularily the sample size, this is to be expected. However, regardless of this, the qualitative side is so thorough that it makes the sample almost irrelevant. I do not think this book 'proves' consciousness survives: no experiment in my mind can completely prove it. However, we may now perhaps begin formulating the afterlife THEORY, which is downright exciting.

I am not sure if research like this will ever hit mainstream, however. Materialism is still much too popular to allow for extensive research, which would make the sample size stronger.

Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating Indeed
Comment: "The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific
Experiments Of Life After Death", is a compelling
and Fascinating book. A very interesting subject
to ponder on, that requires an open mind.

The survival of consciousness and messages from
loved ones presented beyond death, is a very
fascinating concept indeed. If assumed true,
this could bring comfort to many.

Diana: Author of: "Inpirational Wisdom For Love,
Beauty, And Richness"; "You Hold The Key To Riches
And Happiness"; (and) Sure Fire Ways To Make More
Money And Get A Better Job".

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