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"I am telling my life every time I write a page. Fiction is my confession." — Clive Barker
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- Bruce Leininger’s “Definitive Proof” of Reincarnation January 17, 2022
- The James Leininger Case Re-examined (JSE Paper) January 15, 2022
- Conversation with Steinhart on Life after Death December 14, 2021
- Correspondence with Bruce Leininger December 4, 2021
- Crash and Burn: James Leininger Story Debunked November 20, 2021
- Interview on Arguments for Life after Death October 26, 2019
- You: A Review January 13, 2018
- Behind Her Eyes: A Review November 7, 2017
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A Head Full of Ghosts: A Review
The most terrifying movie I’ve ever seen is the Exorcist. I saw it from the backseat of my parents’ car at a Drive-In theater when I was eight years old. For months I imagined Regan MacNeil popping up at the foot of … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, ghosts, paranormal, Paul Tremblay, possession, Stephen King
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Stephen King and the Path of Fiction
I’ve spent most of the past twenty years playing conceptual chess and solving logical puzzles, an essential part of my work as a professional philosopher. Like finding your way out of a labyrinth, that can be fun, especially if you … Continue reading
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Empirically Robust Survival Hypotheses
Oxford philosopher H.H. Price (1899-1984), himself sympathetic to life after death, once noted that survivalists – people who believe in life after death – should spend less time collecting evidence for survival and more time examining and clarifying the very hypothesis … Continue reading
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Unphilosophical Fragments
Since the publication of my book on empirical arguments for life after death in November 2015, I’ve been very busy with a range of personal and professional responsibilities. But I thought I’d post a brief message about recent and upcoming … Continue reading
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Beauty of the World
All the beauty of the world is contained in the grain of sand you hold in your hand and blow into the wind. All the beauty of the world is contained in the breath that passes through your lips and … Continue reading
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Rivas Redux
Last month I published a response to Titus Rivas’s review of my recently published book on survival. Subsequent to my response, Rivas modified and expanded his original review. Actually, he’s published three separate pieces discussing his original review and my … Continue reading
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Response to Titus Rivas
There are several forthcoming reviews of my recently published book on empirical arguments for life after death. Since one of my aims in writing the book was to facilitate a particular kind of much-needed conversation on the topic, I intend … Continue reading
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Response to Bernardo Kastrup
In my previous blog, In Defense of Sam Harris on Near-Death Experiences, I offered a detailed defense of Harris’s critique of Eben Alexander’s near-death experience argument for life after death. The focus of my defense was Bernardo Kastrup’s critical response to Harris’s … Continue reading
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In Defense of Sam Harris on Near-Death Experiences
In his recent book Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (Simon and Schuster, 2014), neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris provides some critical comments on near-death experiences (NDEs) as part of his larger exploration of spiritual experiences. Most of … Continue reading
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Unmasking Survivalist Presumptions
For several years now I’ve expressed my deep disenchantment with how survivalists argue for life after death on the basis of data collected from various ostensibly paranormal phenomena, e.g. near-death experiences, claims to past life memories, and claims of mediums … Continue reading
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