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Evidence for animal afterlife

Summing Up: The Evidence for Animal Afterlife

Summing Up: The Evidence for Animal Afterlife

In earlier articles, I’ve summarized the published evidence for animal afterlife provided by near-death experience, evidential mediumship, deathbed visions, after-death communication, ghost sightings, and other areas.  What follows is a brief summary of evidence in each area, followed by strengths and weaknesses, then a verdict. After-Death Communication (ADC)  I found 105 published cases of visual ADCs involving animals.  In 37% of the cases, we just had the person’s word for it; few additional corroborating features was present.  However, in about…

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Animal Ghosts

Animal Ghosts

“Ghosts are a part of our world.  If you don’t believe in them, that’s because you haven’t personally met one or read the literature about them.”  – Professor Stafford Betty I know there is skepticism surrounding ghosts, but consider that ghost sightings have been reported in every culture on Earth since the dawn of civilization.  Ghosts have been reported across all societies, all educational levels, all social strata, all religions and no religion, across millenia. Are they all wrong, all…

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Animals in Death-Bed Visions (DBVs)

Animals in Death-Bed Visions (DBVs)

Do animals appear in death-bed visions?  Well, before I get to that, let me say a word about DBVs in general, since some people may not be familiar with the term. Death-Bed Visions Death-bed visions (DBVs) are very common.  They have been reported throughout history, across many cultures.  Here is an example of a typical DBV. A dying person — usually a few minutes or days before their death — will suddenly “light up,” express joy and excitement, and gaze…

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Auditory, Tactile, and Olfactory ADCs

Auditory, Tactile, and Olfactory ADCs

In the last post, we talked about visual After-Death Communications (ADCs).  In visual ADCs, people “see Spot run” after Spot is dead.  Visual ADCs are the most common form of ADC, but they come in other forms, too.  People not only see Spot run – they also hear, feel, and smell him.  I haven’t heard of anyone tasting their dead animal.  I’m thinking that’s probably a good thing…  Auditory ADCs Auditory ADCs often manifest as a distinctive bark, purr, or…

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Visual ADCs – More Corroborating Evidence

Visual ADCs – More Corroborating Evidence

In order to further dismantle skeptical counterclaims that ADCs are nothing but grief-fueled hallucination, let’s look at additional cases that refute this explanation. These are cases in which:         The person reporting the ADC has no emotional attachment to the animal The ADC is timed specifically at a point where it seems to “rescue” the person from danger The person experiencing the ADC is a skeptic The ADC is coupled with physical changes in the environment that match what is…

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Visual ADCs with Corroborating Evidence

Visual ADCs with Corroborating Evidence

We covered simple one-on-one encounters, which don’t have additional validity indicators — you basically have to take the person’s word for it. I pointed out some reasons to give them the benefit of the doubt, but ultimately those cases come down to whether you believe the person or not. But that’s only 37% of the cases. In the other 63%, there is additional corroborating evidence, beyond just the person’s word. Let’s talk about those. But before we do that, I…

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Simple Visual ADCs

Simple Visual ADCs

An After-Death Communication (ADC) occurs when a person experiences the presence of a deceased loved one. ADCs involving deceased humans are well documented and number in the tens of thousands. ADCs involving animals are less common but still prevalent. ADCs can happen through any of the senses. You might see your deceased pet lying in a familiar spot, hear their feet walk across the floor, or feel them jump in bed. We’ll focus on visual ADCs first, because they are…

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Mediumship: Research and Evidential Cases

Mediumship: Research and Evidential Cases

In the last section, I reviewed how we have unanimous attestation from mediums, both general and evidential, that animals exist in the afterlife. I will now turn to two other aspects of mediumistic evidence: one scientific study and a large number of specific, evidential cases. Scientific Research Surprisingly, there is one scientific study on this subject. I say “surprisingly,” because it is very difficult to fund and conduct controlled, scientific research on mediumship related to human beings, let alone animals….

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Mediumship: Skeptical Counterclaims

Mediumship: Skeptical Counterclaims

Having skeptics around is a good thing. We need them to keep things balanced and honest. Let’s not kid ourselves, there is a history of fraud in this area. We don’t want to be naive or gullible. If we’re going to believe in animal afterlife, we don’t want that to be a blind faith, or a faith that is just based on emotion and hope. We want beliefs that are based on reason, evidence, and experience. Our beliefs are made…

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Mediumship: Attestation

Mediumship: Attestation

For the purposes of this article, I’m going to take it for granted, as a starting point, that there are some reliable, credible mediums. If you blanch at this idea and think I’m a loon, I’d suggest checking out the vast literature on this subject. Here are some places to begin: The Afterlife Experiments by Gary Schwartz, PhD Is There An Afterlife? A Comprehensive Overview of the Evidence, by David Fontana, PhD Science and the Afterlife Experience by Chris Carter…

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