The Afterlife Experiments

The Afterlife Experiments (full title: The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death) is a book written by Gary Schwartz and William L. Simon, with a foreword by Deepak Chopra.[1] The book contains four reports detailing a series of experiments that utilized mediums and sitters to investigate whether or not there is life after death.

The Afterlife Experiments
AuthorGary Schwartz
William L. Simon
Deepak Chopra (foreword)
PublisherAtria Books
Publication date
March 2003
Media typeHardcover/Paperback
Pages328
ISBN978-0-7434-3659-5
OCLC436342101

The psychologist Ray Hyman published a detailed criticism of Schwartz's techniques, titled "How Not to Test Mediums".[2] Schwartz responded with a detailed rebuttel titled "How Not to Review Mediumship Research",[3][4] which led to Hyman publishing a response.[5]

References

  1. Schwartz, Gary (March 2003). The Afterlife Experiments. Atria Books. ISBN 978-0-7434-3659-5.
  2. Hyman, Ray (January–February 2003). "How Not to Test Mediums". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
  3. Schwartz, Gary (2003). "How Not to Review Mediumship Research". Retrieved 2006-12-04.
  4. Schwartz, Gary (2003) How NOT to Review Mediumship Research (Extensive Commentary) (archived) . From Schwartz's Skeptical Inquirer article : "Space precludes my providing a detailed and thorough commentary here illustrating how pervasively Hyman ignores and omits important information. (An extensive commentary has been published on various Web sites, including www.openmindsciences.com.)" . Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  5. Hyman, Ray (March 2003). "Follow Up Reply". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Retrieved 2006-12-04.


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