Contents
Prologue xiii
Introduction 1
Part I: The Tool Kit
Chapter 1: The Mind-Body Relationship 9
Chapter 2: The Nature of Evidence 23
Chapter 3: Standards of Proof 31
Chapter 4: The Nature of Science 37
Part II: The Evidence
Chapter 5: The Near-Death Experience 43
Chapter 6: Deathbed Visions 69
Chapter 7: Apparitions 75
Chapter 8: Children Who Remember Previous Lives 101
Chapter 9: Messages from the Dead 107
Chapter 10: Display of Skills 125
Chapter 11: Evidence of Design 149
Chapter 12: Mental Characteristics Only of the Deceased 157
Part III: RIP Super-ESP
Chapter 13: Does Super-ESP Exist? 169
Chapter 14: The Arguments of Stephen Braude 175
Conclusion 187
Epilogue 193
Appendix I: Quantum Mechanics 195
Appendix II: Near-Death Experiences of the Blind 203
Appendix III: Why Does What We Believe Matter? 207
Appendix IV: Is ESP a "Simpler" Explanation Than Survival? 209
Appendix V: Super-ESP or "Living-Agent Psi?" 213
Appendix VI: What the Dead Say 219
Bibliography 237