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Life After Death Essay Contest Runners-Up<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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There was a very high standard shown in a large number of essays that did not quite achieve the threshold for the top three winners<\/a>. The impartial judges came to their decision without any influence from the outside and this decision was a very difficult one that culminated in almost five months of very intense discussions, debate and extensive dialog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Julie<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Julie Beischel, Ph.D.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Beyond Reasonable: Scientific Evidence for Survival<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Steven<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Steven Braude, Ph.D.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A Rational Guide to the Best Evidence of Postmortem Survival<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Bernardo<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bernardo Kastrup, Ph.D.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A Rational, Empirical Case for Postmortem Survival Based Solely on Mainstream Science<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Elizabeth<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Elizabeth Krohn<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Eternal Life of Consciousness<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Jeffrey<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jeffrey Long, M.D.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Evidence for Survival of Consciousness in Near-Death Experiences: Decades of Science and New Insights<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Nahm, Ph.D.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Climbing Mount Evidence: A Strategic Assessment of the Best Available Evidence for the Survival of Human Consciousness after Permanent Bodily Death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Sharon<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sharon Rawlette, Ph.D.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Beyond Death: The Best Evidence for the Survival of Human Consciousness<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Raphael<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Alexandre Rocha, Ph.D., <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Marina Weiler, Ph.D.,
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Mediumship as the Best Evidence for the Afterlife: Francisco Candido Xavier, a White Crow<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Nicolas<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nicolas Rouleau, Ph.D.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An Immortal Stream of Consciousness: The Scientific Evidence for the Survival of Consciousness after Permanent Bodily Death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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David Rousseau, Ph.D., <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Julie Billingham, B.Sc.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What Would Have To Be True About the World? On Evidence for the Possibility of Consciousness Surviving Death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Tymn<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Long Concealed, Now Revealed: Overwhelming Evidence for Life after Death<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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