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The Science of the Afterlife In the meantime, some scientists are finding Australian lawyer turned full-time researcher/writer impressive evidence to suggest that there is life after Victor Zammit has investigated the afterlife from the death, or at least survival of consciousness, although judicial point of view. He thinks that the evidence he _ they don't know yet how it works. This is the reason why as gathered for the existence of life after death is the key is in the brilliant confession of Professor Lisa strong enough to be accepted in any court of law Randall, one of the most influential scientists in the (http://www.victorzammit.com). In his book A Lawyer world: "I don't even know what consciousness is. I'd like Presents the Case for the Afterlife (2006, 4th ed.), Zammit | someone to define consciousness.” showed 23 different areas that demonstrate the Yes, sometimes science works like that; for example, existence of life after death. He has put out a challenge astronomers and astrophysicists can identify a 0 scientists to provide evidence that there is no life after relationship between the activity cycles of the Sun and death, promising to pay $1,000,000 if they do. the weather on Earth, so they assume that this The pioneering research of Dr Raymond Moody and Dr _ relationship exists although they don't know how i Elisabeth Kiibler-Ross has contributed to the — works. Yet, as Professor Sami Solanki, of the Max Planck development of this discipline. Now there are Institute for Solar System Research in Germany, has numerous studies being conducted in the area of | stated (http://tinyurl.com/77taz9c): "The correlation spirituality and life after death, utilising the latest | between solar cycles and terrestrial weather has no echnologies and scientific methods. been demonstrated." Then why do they study this Over the years, significant research has been carried "correlation" if it has not been demonstrated that i out by such luminaries as Dr really exists? The answer is Erlendur Haraldsson of Iceland simple: it is because they have University, past-life therapist Dr . observed evidence which Morris Netherton, Australian In the meantime, some suggests that it may be tha psychologist Dr Peter Ramster, scientists are finding way... psychotherapist Andy . . . Well, it seems that we are ina Tomlinson, cardiologist Pim Impressive evidence to very similar situation with van Lommel, MD, and many suggest that there is life studies about the afterlife. others. Scientists have observed Is the quest progressing after death, or at least evidence which suggests that owards a final answer? survival of consciousness... there may be life after death, but Probably never: the more they don't know what the answers unveiled, the more process is or what questions revealed. consciousness is, and they can't Professor Lisa Randall is a theoretical physicist at say that life after death can be real in case it really is Harvard University, a leading expert on particle physics __ real! © and cosmology, and a member of the scientific staff at CERN. She theorises that our universe exists within a | About the Authors: universe of many higher and unseen dimensions, and * Dr Mado Martinez is a philologist who is currently hat the laws of nature may be very different in different studying and working in the anthropological field at the regions of this so-called multiverse. Then, if this is so, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain. he larger hidden dimensions in which our universe She completed her PhD studies in language and literature exists may influence our own three-dimensional space- _ at the University of Seville, and is soon to finish her PhD ime world and its laws of nature. But what is studies in cultures and traditions at the University of consciousness, one of the most vibrant areas of studyin Alicante, Spain. She is a well-known writer and the science today? According to Professor Randall (Discover, | author of eight books (essays, thriller novels, etc.) and 29 July 2006): dozens of articles for magazines all over the world. She is "Neuroscience is exciting. Understanding how presently working on her upcoming new books. Visit her thoughts work, how connections are made, how the _ website http://www.madomartinez.com. memory works, how we process information, how — ° Dr Elaine Vieira is a physiologist working in the field of information is stored—it's all fascinating. obesity and type 2 diabetes. She received her PhD from Experimentally, though, we're still rather limited in what | Uppsala University in Sweden and conducted postdoctoral we can do. I don't even know what consciousness is. I'd studies at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, like someone to define consciousness." as well as at the Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Right. So if we want to know more about the Spain. Dr Vieira is presently a researcher at the Esther possibility of the survival of consciousness after death, — Koplowitz Biomedical Centre (CIBEK) in Barcelona, Spain. maybe we need more accurate studies which consider — * Dr Martinez and Dr Vieira can be contacted by email at consciousness itself. madomartinez@mac.com. In the meantime, some scientists are finding impressive evidence to on suggest that there is life after death, or at least About the Authors: * Dr Mado Martinez is a philologist who is currently studying and working in the anthropological field at the National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain. She completed her PhD studies in language and literature at the University of Seville, and is soon to finish her PhD studies in cultures and traditions at the University of Alicante, Spain. She is a well-known writer and the author of eight books (essays, thriller novels, etc.) and dozens of articles for magazines all over the world. She is presently working on her upcoming new books. Visit her website http://www.madomartinez.com. * Dr Elaine Vieira is a physiologist working in the field of obesity and type 2 diabetes. She received her PhD from Uppsala University in Sweden and conducted postdoctoral studies at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as at the Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain. Dr Vieira is presently a researcher at the Esther Koplowitz Biomedical Centre (CIBEK) in Barcelona, Spain. ¢ Dr Martinez and Dr Vieira can be contacted by email at madomartinez@mac.com. 46 * NEXUS APRIL - MAY 2012 survival of consciousness... www.nexusmagazine.com