- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Chartwell Books; 1st Edition edition (30 Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0785821627
- ISBN-13: 978-0785821625
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 963,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A standard sales pitch for some books has been the line 'this book will change your life.' Well, for once this statement is true. Is There Life After Death? suggests a simply amazing new theory as to what happens to human consciousness at the point of death. Anthony Peake proposes a totally original idea - that we all never die but continue to live within an inwardly generated version of reality similar to that suggested in films such as The Matrix and Vanilla Sky.
The book takes the reader on a fascinating review of the latest findings regarding the science of reality itself, reviewing such mysteries as Schrödinger’s Cat, The EPR Paradox, The Implicate Order, The PHI Experiment, The Many Worlds Interpretation and many other mind-blowing facts in the fields of quantum physics, neurology and consciousness studies.
In doing so Peake presents credible, and scientifically sound, explanations for such mysteries as déjà vu, precognition, multiple personality disorder, and Near Death Experience.
In his introduction Dr. Bruce Greyson, Carlson Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia and editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies concludes that " Peake's explanation of your immortality is the most innovative and provocative I have seen." Read the book and see if you agree.
The book takes the reader on a fascinating review of the latest findings regarding the science of reality itself, reviewing such mysteries as Schrödinger’s Cat, The EPR Paradox, The Implicate Order, The PHI Experiment, The Many Worlds Interpretation and many other mind-blowing facts in the fields of quantum physics, neurology and consciousness studies.
In doing so Peake presents credible, and scientifically sound, explanations for such mysteries as déjà vu, precognition, multiple personality disorder, and Near Death Experience.
In his introduction Dr. Bruce Greyson, Carlson Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia and editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies concludes that " Peake's explanation of your immortality is the most innovative and provocative I have seen." Read the book and see if you agree.
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Author can be contacted via his website:
anthonypeake.com
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Is There Life After Death? The Extraordinary Science of What Happens When We Die: Why Science Is Taking the Idea of an Afterlife Seriously (Paperback)
This book enhanced my life. In earlier years I was always a "down-to-earth"-person, living very much in "reality". Probably when you become older, you open up more and more to new ideas - not only about death, but also about life itself. Anthony peake manages to shift our idea of "reality". Even if Peake might not be "right" with his conclusions, it is worthwile to read this book to shift one's own perspective. Fortunately I was prepared for the first part of Peake's book by having red "The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene. Peake's foundation for his ideas are taken from scientific evidence and ideas, most proven, some not proven yet.Part two was focussed on practical experiencec of NDE's, epilepsy and other "illnesses" or irregularities like schizophrenia. This made it even more real, bringing Peake's theories to life. I wouldn't say, this book shows the absolute truth what happens when we die, but at the least it opens possibilities for our own, very limited, thinking about the matter. And if Peake is right - the better!
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
mixed feelings,
By Hamster (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Is There Life After Death? The Extraordinary Science of What Happens When We Die: Why Science Is Taking the Idea of an Afterlife Seriously (Paperback)
The first part of the book was interesting in its explanation of why quantum physicists have had to re-think the nature of reality. The universe and our place within it appears to be stranger than we can imagine...After this, the book seemed to do a bit of its own 'big bang', shooting off in many directions: what Gnostic christians thought and wrote, schizophrenia, brain studies, history, feelings of deja vu. precognition, dreams, Freud....I could feel that familiar feeling of disappointment - where's the 'science' that was promised? But I kept going. After all, as the author pointed out, trillions of other 'me's' have read only the first paragraph of the book and then chucked it away, read only half, read most of it but couldn't finish it etc. The only version of me that I'm aware of managed to read all of it, but skimmed a few pages in the middle where I wondered if the author was just treading water, telling us everything he knows about the issues that interested him.Peake tells us that we have within us another consciousness. This is the 'Daemon' that has been here before. He 'sits on the top of the moving train' of our lives, able to see what the future holds for us. We, however, can't see the future because we are inside the train, looking out sideways at the scenery rushing by. Now and again, this 'hidden observer' is able to warn us of what's ahead, allowing us to make decisions that alter our future for the better. Some people get strong feelings not to board a plane. They may get a message in a dream, like the girl who dreamed in the 60's that her school was covered in 'black stuff'. Unfortunately, she died along with the other victims of Aberfan, as her mother didn't let her stay home that day because of a 'dream'. I wondered where all the 'Daemons' were on 9/11. Why didn't one of the victims get a message to take a 'sicky' on that day? The author admits that no astrologer got it right, but the daemons must have been asleep, or else everyone on that day was destined to die and get re-born and start again. Finally, at the end, the author pulls together all the issues he explored and tells us that we all live our lives over and over again. Deja vu is our glimpses into our previous lives, precognition is a glimpse of the future that's already there for us to live, or to change if we can...I had mixed feelings about the book. In places, I felt that the author was on to something and at other times, I felt that it was all just a weaving of ideas with no solid evidence for any of them. I wish these books wouldn't have the word 'science' on the front cover. There really wasn't any scientific evidence for much of what was discussed here.
37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb - a must read...,
By zztopbanana (Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Is There Life After Death? The Extraordinary Science of What Happens When We Die: Why Science Is Taking the Idea of an Afterlife Seriously (Paperback)
I am not at all sure the claims made in this book are 'scientific fact' but there are certainly powerful arguments supporting the author' theories.Many of the conclusions are based on old experiments and, sometimes, even older case histories and these temper somewhat the strength of argument. Personally, I feel the basis on which some conclusions are drawn to be rather tenuous and this means these conclusions are, perhaps, a 'leap of faith'. The physics, however, cannot be called into question. All that notwithstanding, this is an excellent and thought provoking read; very well researched and very well written. I thoroughly recommend this book to all, with this proviso; don't blindly believe what the author states - read slowly and methodically to take in the arguments as they are presented, then make up your own mind. You may just conclude, as I have, that he is not 100% correct, but neither is he 100% incorrect.
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