{"id":2316,"date":"2024-05-08T18:13:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T18:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.30.40.161\/?page_id=2316"},"modified":"2024-05-16T16:21:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:21:33","slug":"bics-essay-contest-winners-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bigelowinstitute.org\/index.php\/bics-afterlife-proof\/bics-essay-contest-winners-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BICS Essay Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gutenify-section-35940640-955b-11ee-bc5a-bf9ee075d8ca is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax gutenify-section-35936a00-955b-11ee-bc5a-bf9ee075d8ca wp-duotone-unset-1\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-content-dark-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2552 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bigelowinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/pexels-pixabay-2150-1024x735-1.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-spacer guten-O7SrTT\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-wrapper\" data-id=\"F9BndT\"><section class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-section guten-element guten-section guten-F9BndT layout-boxed align-stretch gutenify-section-b1e78300-da81-11ee-b15e-131bd32f9c9c\"><div class=\"guten-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"guten-shape-divider guten-shape-divider-top\"><\/div><div class=\"guten-shape-divider guten-shape-divider-bottom\"><\/div><div class=\"guten-container guten-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-column guten-element guten-column guten-KkMwV2 gutenify-section-be8779d0-da81-11ee-b15e-131bd32f9c9c\"><div class=\"guten-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sticky-wrapper\" data-id=\"KkMwV2\"><div class=\"guten-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gutenify-section-43f3e870-080d-11ef-a094-9b8d69f8877e is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading gutenify-section-d243e770-080c-11ef-a094-9b8d69f8877e\">BICS Essay Contest<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gutenify-section-40e262b0-080d-11ef-a094-9b8d69f8877e is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gigantic-font-size gutenify-section-dfb1b590-080c-11ef-a094-9b8d69f8877e\">Life After Death Essay Contest Winners<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gutenify-section-3c667780-080d-11ef-a094-9b8d69f8877e is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size gutenify-section-0c3e20d0-080d-11ef-a094-9b8d69f8877e\">The winners were chosen based on the power of the arguments presented and on how persuasively the essays made the case for survival of human consciousness <u><strong>beyond a reasonable doubt as though you were in a courtroom<\/strong><\/u>. While the judges were reading and re-reading the 204 submitted essays, they were conscious of the great responsibility of choosing the top three. The judges chose these principal winners with exquisite care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-wrapper\" data-id=\"qb8L7H\"><section class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-section guten-element guten-section guten-qb8L7H layout-boxed align-stretch gutenify-section-806a4d50-0d5b-11ef-b7e7-9d81cb62ec8a\"><div class=\"guten-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"guten-shape-divider guten-shape-divider-top\"><\/div><div class=\"guten-shape-divider guten-shape-divider-bottom\"><\/div><div class=\"guten-container guten-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-column guten-element guten-column guten-OhfmcN gutenify-section-82f64f60-0d5b-11ef-b7e7-9d81cb62ec8a\"><div class=\"guten-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"sticky-wrapper\" data-id=\"OhfmcN\"><div class=\"guten-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"section-wrapper\" data-id=\"jE5fRc\"><section class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-section guten-element guten-section guten-jE5fRc 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