In my essay for the Bigelow contest of 2021, I presented a simulated present-day court trial in which The Survival School contends that consciousness survives death in a greater reality, while arguing that the evidence for such survival was overwhelming before 1920. I offered the testimony of 11 pre-1920 scholars and scientists, including three chemists, two physicists, a biologist, a judge, a lawyer a theologian, a philosopher, and a physician.
Those interested in reading an abridged transcript of the trial can see with a search at “Bigelow Institute Essay Winners.”
Because the trial judge (contest rules, 25,000 words) placed a limit on the trial, the attorney for The Survival School was unable to call a number of other witnesses to the stand, including Professor James Hyslop, Dr. Gustave Geley, Vice-Admiral William Usborne Moore, Professor Cesare Lombroso, and Dr. John King. All of their depositions were taken before the trial and summarized at this blog (Hyslop, December 6, 2021, Geley, September 11, 2023, Moore, December 16, 2024, and Lombroso, April 7, 2025,and King, March 9, 2026). Had there been more time, Dr. Bernard Laubscher (1897 – 1984) would have been the 17th witness, although, unlike the others, his research was carried out after 1920, between 1930 and 1980.
Read More – The 17th Witness for Consciousness Surviving Death: Psychiatrist Bernard Laubscher
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