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“There is currently more scientific evidence to the reality of near death experience (NDE) than there is for how to effectively treat certain forms of cancer,” states radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Long is his groundbreaking new book Evidence of the Afterlife. In 1998 Dr. Long and his wife, Jody, began the Near Death Experience Research Foundation with the goal of creating a forum for near death “experiencers” to share their stories. Grounded in first-hand evidence culled from over 1,600 verified NDE accounts, Evidence of the Afterlife presents the strongest argument yet for the underlying truth of those who have died and returned to share their tales.

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“Dr. Jeff Long and journalist Paul Perry have done a phenomenal job in clarifying current events in the study of near-death experiences. Dr. Long’s work is leading us closer to a rational solution of the afterlife mystery.” -- Raymond Moody, M.D., Ph.D., author of Life after Life

“This important book about near-death experiences provides compelling evidence that mind and consciousness cannot be reduced to brain activity.” -- Mario Beauregard, Ph.D., Neuroscientist at the University of Montreal and co-author of The Spiritual Brain

“If someone asked for proof that life after death exists, refer them to this book. Dr. Long and Paul Perry have gone way beyond faith and into science, providing us with well-documented proof of what we have known absolutely for 35 years - there is life after death.” -- Dannion and Kathryn Brinkley, authors of Saved by the Light and Secrets of the Light

“Is there life after death? ...Radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Long argues that if you look at the scientific evidence, the answer is unequivocally yes. Drawing on a decade’s worth of research on near-death experiences... he makes the case for that controversial conclusion.” -- Time.com

“Long answers skeptics . . . does a fine job of summarizing some of the transformative changes from NDEs.... The end result of all this testimony, according to Long, is ‘there is life after death.’” -- Spirituality and Practice

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The Most Compelling Scientific Evidence for Life Beyond Death Ever Compiled

Evidence of the Afterlife shares the firsthand accounts of people who have died and lived to tell about it. Through their work at the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, radiation oncologist Jeffrey Long and his wife, Jody, have gathered thousands of accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs) from all over the world. In addition to sharing the personal narrative of their experiences, visitors to the website are asked to fill out a one hundred–item questionnaire designed to isolate specific elements of the experience and to flag counterfeit accounts.

The website has become the largest NDE research database in the world, containing over 1,600 NDE accounts. The people whose stories are captured in the database span all age groups, races, and religious affiliations and come from all over the world, yet the similarities in their stories are as awe-inspiring as they are revealing. Using this treasure trove of data, Dr. Long explains how medical evidence fails to explain these reports and why there is only one plausible explanation—that people have survived death and traveled to another dimension.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0061452572
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperOne; Reprint edition (January 4, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 215 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.05 x 5.32 x 0.56 inches

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Barbara L. FreyTop Contributor: Photography

Get ready to be changed forever

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017

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I don't want to type a long winded review though I definitely could. I'm so glad I decided to read this. This was first time in my 44 years of life I ever actually read or heard about an NDE and it's not even just the evidence presented in the book, but also something deep inside me that is telling me this is real and I should believe it. I have come to trust my intuition. We were wired with it for a reason. I don't believe for a minute that hundreds and even thousands of people either made this up or hallucinate. People wouldn't have that Similar of a hallucination, that doesn't even make sense. I have never had a near death experience but I feel profoundly changed as a person. I started changing about 17 months ago when some really bad stuff happened in my life and I discovered the power of meditation. From there I began a transformation I can only describe as a spiritual awakening and one thing after another led to more questions. I think we are meant to ask these questions in our life. It feels right. Like I'm on the path I'm supposed to be. Then this book came to me. Seemingly just at the right time and it has answered more questions and filled more gaps. I am changed forever and continuing to change and that's a good thing. Keep an open mind and an open heart. If you remain a skeptic you may miss out on many wonderful things. Also maybe your chi is blocked. We are spiritual beings and the way society is today so far away from everything that is important in life it makes it almost automatic to dismiss such views because they just don't fit into what you've been told to believe your whole life. That's cognitive dissonance. Think back to when you picked up your beliefs about the world. Likely most of them were when you were a toddler when you first started programming your neural pathways that shaped who you are today. You have the power to choose what you want to believe, what feels true to you. Don't let what others told you to believe affect your perception of these peoples stories. I frequently was brought to tears, happy tears, while reading this and something told me that this in fact was true. So much for this not being long winded but if I can help at least one other person feel the profound change I feel from reading this then it was worth it. I too feared death my entire life. I don't feel that anymore.

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If you fear death, this is the book for you.

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019

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Dr. Jeffrey Long began his study of NDE’s about 12 years ago. He’d never heard of them and became fascinated by them. I stumbled across near death experiences just about a year ago on YouTube. Just as Dr. Long did, I became fascinated. Dr. Long over the years has reviewed over 3,000 cases of NDE’s. None of these people knew one another nor were they asked leading questions which could effect an outcome Dr. Long wanted. With that many experiences, it’s chilling that all of them are so similar. Most people who experienced an NDE kept it quiet because if one tried to tell one’s doctor or medical professional, they were dismissed. It’s onky because of the rise of social media that many have found out (with relief I’m sure) that there are others who experienced the same thing. As a 66 year old gay man who spent many earlier years reconciling his beliefs about Christianity and homosexuality after attempts to “change” failed miserably, this book is a breath of fresh air. Although I was able to finally know that my creator and I are just fine with me being me, this book affirmed that we are indeed spiritual beings and that here on earth, it’s all about love and we treat our fellow man. I highly recommend this book if you question our existence, why we are here and more importantly, what happens after this physical body dies. Our spirit lives on. We are not our body, but our spirit inhabits our body until our body can no longer function because of its death. If you read this book with an open mind and cast away any preconceived ideas that you were taught to believe, and you are sincerely searching for truth, buy the book. Doors will be opened you’ll be introduced into a universe that is so vast we cannot comprehend it. All of these people come from various backgrounds, religious beliefs (if any), ages, social status, etc etc. Whats fascinating is that didn’t matter. All of their NDE’s are quite similar. But there is a basic premise, LOVE. The love of the creator and the love and treatment of our fellow man while we are alive here on earth. I’ve become a changed person. I certainly have no fear of death. Matter of fact, I look forward to the time I’m called to cross over.

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Mr. D. A. Lawrence

I'm glad I bought it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2015

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This book has brought me great comfort and excitement. I grew up in 1950s and 60s England, with a poor and fragmented religious education. By my early 20s whenever I had to fill in a form and it asked for my religion, I put Church of England, not knowing if I believed in religion or not. At the age of 28 after reading Desmond Morris's book, 'Man Watching' I felt enlightened by the science of his work, and I became a convinced atheist. However having had some personal experiences, mainly in vivid dreams, I began to question what was out there. My father was a WW2 soldier and although he never communicated much of what happened during his 5 years of active service, when I asked him if he thought there was a God, he would always reply emphatically that there was. He was not a religious man, I only ever remember going to church with him a couple of times. I know he lost many close friends during his duty and suffered from post traumatic stress for the rest of his life, although he hid it very well from us children. Then I happened to see the TV series, I Survived Beyond and Back. I chose to believe those people's stories as I just felt they were honest. This changed my outlook on the concept of a God, and an after-life and all that may go with it. So now I'm a believer in God, although I shun all religions as inventions of earthly man. My religion is simply a collection of the things I've come across during my life, which I feel I can believe in. This book is as close as anyone can get to proper scientific research on this subject, and I choose, out of logic and my own sense of spiritualism to believe the accounts of the NDErs. I have a friend suffering from cancer who is close to passing on as I write this. I'd discussed with him the concept of an after-life, and he told me a few days ago that on three occasions whilst in the hospice he's seen a beautiful angel with golden hair, wearing a dress covered in butterflies, beckoning him. I choose to believe him, as I choose to believe the accounts in this book. It makes me happier, I have lost the fear of death, not just for myself but for those members of my family. All in all this book has benefited my life and I thank the author for that.

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Yeats

What if it's all true?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2020

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This book outlines a meticulous body of research (albeit of an unorthodox kind). People who have undergone a near death experience were invited to contribute their stories to a website set up by the author and his fellow researchers.

It may seem a strange form of research that relies for its data on self-reported descriptions of the near death experience but the author insists that the structure of the questionnaires used and the methods of analysis of the data gleaned are able to weed out false reporting. In any case, the only way we have of knowing about the near death experience is to listen to the stories of those who have undergone that experience. There are, of course, scientists who claim that the whole experience takes place entirely in the brain of the dying person and no "supernatural" event actually takes place. Jeffrey Long questions the research supporting these, frankly rather lazy, claims.

If we are prepared to give the near death experience the benefit of the doubt it does pose some intriguing questions:
IF consciousness is able to exist independently of the body and brain then what is its true nature?
IF, as many who have undergone NDE report, there is another (higher?) world this consciousness passes to on death what is the purpose of life as we know it? It is worth considering that some NDErs have reported that they were given the choice of returning to this life. Who or what gives them that choice and why?

If I have a criticism of this book it is that all the subjects seem to be essentially good people many of whom return to life transformed and with a renewed determination to "do good". Have no near death experiences been reported by truly bad people – violent criminals for example? Surely the dangers of the criminal's way of life must likely lead to many a brush with death. What kind of afterlife would they encounter I wonder.

9 people found this helpful

Lilith

Fascinating work!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2021

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This book is excellent, a lot more scientific than others I have read, but none the worse for that fact. It stems from Raymond Moody and others work on NDE's and expands that work, which originally was quite limited geographically. This takes it to the next level and beyond and is a wonderful read as well. Having had both an NDE and and OBE, it was refreshing to read other peoples accounts, and to see how universal we are all in our experiences. I throughly recommend this book if you are interested in the serious research, and not just the New Age fluff and angels in my pocket stuff that seems to abound! They even have a website where you can recode your own experiences, which I intend to do, as well as read about others experiences, from all over the world, from different cultures, religious background and in different languages too. I definitely reccomend this book to any one seriously interested in this subject.

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Barbara

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2020

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I was quite disappointed with the level of research and statistics, far too much! The NDE's on the other hand were very brief, perhaps one paragraph.
I think the author is missing the point of what the reader wants.

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Rosemarie D

Live a meaningful life as there's more...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2019

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Amazing accounts of near death experiences from people all over the world, but similar as we all 'go into the light' and meet loved ones, and become to know 'everything'.

3 people found this helpful

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