Best Evidence for Afterlife - BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - $ 500,000 Prize

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BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - Best Evidence for Afterlife

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Purpose of BICS Essay Competition

The purpose of the BICS essay awards is to raise the public awareness for the Survival of Human Consciousness topic and to stimulate research. The goal of the essay contest is to award contestants for writing papers that summarize the best evidence available for the survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death.

BICS intention is to provide a public service by:

1. Creating and implementing the essay contest
2. Publishing responsible information to the widest audience possible and, if all goes well, proceed to a possible second contest
3. BICS envisions the essays focus to be on scientific evidence as well as objective and subjective supported documentation as gathered

From special cases, including older cases, from very credible witnesses

From photographic or electronic data

From all available literature

From highly validated and authenticated human experiences

From other relevant sources

BICS has assembled a competent board of directors with deep experience in the topic to provide advice on the strategic direction and priorities of the Institute. The board of directors are: acclaimed journalist and author Leslie Kean, forensic neurologist Christopher C. Green MD PhD, theoretical physicist Harold Puthoff PhD, Brian Weiss MD who has lectured worldwide on survival of consciousness and associated topics, Rice University Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought Jeffrey Kripal PhD, University of California Irvine Professor of Statistics Jessica Utts PhD, Anomalies Researcher and BICS Founder Robert T. Bigelow and Molecular Biologist and Anomalies Researcher Colm A. Kelleher PhD.


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Is there life after death? Businessman offers near-million dollar prize to find out
https://www.mysterywire.com/mysteries/b ... dies-bics/

featured in NY Times:
https://www.mysterywire.com/mysteries/b ... ork-times/

Robert Bigelow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bigelow


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Near-Death Experiences

Evidence for Their Reality

by Jeff rey Long, MD

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... _p0372.pdf
NDERF is the largest NDE site in the world, with over 4,000 experiences in more than 23 languages!
https://www.nderf.org/

Review of "Evidence of the Afterlife"
http://neardth.com/evidence-of-the-afterlife.php

The Nine Lines of Evidence
http://www.newdualism.org/nde-papers/Lo ... 2--1-2.pdf

Exceptional Experiences
https://www.nderf.org/Archives/exceptional.html
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I think DNS already posted on this.
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There's a Netflix series on this. The episodes on Near Death Experiences and reincarnation where especially compelling.
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Overwhelming response to BICS life after death contest

After two weeks, Las Vegas space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow’s new venture, the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS), has seen an overwhelming response of applications to enter a global essay contest.

https://www.mysterywire.com/mysteries/o ... h-contest/
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i see what they are doing, transferring a human consciouness into a system that outlives the individual - probably for interstellar exploration or other AI applications.
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Crazywisdom wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:22 pm There's a Netflix series on this. The episodes on Near Death Experiences and reincarnation where especially compelling.
whats the title, please?

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Surviving Death | Official Trailer | Netflix

What does it mean to die, and is death the end of our existence? Weaving together innovative new research with firsthand accounts from those who’ve been close to—and even experienced—death, this series takes viewers on an extraordinary journey into a world beyond human existence as we know it.



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Crazywisdom wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:22 pm There's a Netflix series on this. The episodes on Near Death Experiences and reincarnation where especially compelling.
yes, they are surprising .. especially because of the scientific evidence.

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Lucas Oliveira wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:36 am
Crazywisdom wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:22 pm There's a Netflix series on this. The episodes on Near Death Experiences and reincarnation where especially compelling.
yes, they are surprising .. especially because of the scientific evidence.

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If they offer such a high prize for the "winner" of that competition, wouldn't it be likeley their results will be flawed? I imagine many people who just tell some phantasy stories in order to have a chance on that prize.
Announcing a prize for scientific results seems unscientifically to me.
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Ayu wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:16 am If they offer such a high prize for the "winner" of that competition, wouldn't it be likeley their results will be flawed? I imagine many people who just tell some phantasy stories in order to have a chance on that prize.
Announcing a prize for scientific results seems unscientifically to me.
did not quite understand..

one of the prerequisites to participate in competitions is to have at least 5 years dedicated to scientific research on Life after Death.

the objective of the contest is also to draw society's attention to serious scientific research on this topic

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Lucas Oliveira wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:12 am
Ayu wrote: Thu Feb 11, 2021 11:16 am If they offer such a high prize for the "winner" of that competition, wouldn't it be likeley their results will be flawed? I imagine many people who just tell some phantasy stories in order to have a chance on that prize.
Announcing a prize for scientific results seems unscientifically to me.
did not quite understand..

one of the prerequisites to participate in competitions is to have at least 5 years dedicated to scientific research on Life after Death.

the objective of the contest is also to draw society's attention to serious scientific research on this topic

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I see. Pardon me. I wasn't able to get any information out of the link.
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Thanks for submitting applications to the BICS Essay Contest. Due to the very large number of applications received just prior to the February 28 deadline, BICS will be processing applications for the next few days. If you have NOT heard from us by March 5, 2021, your application has been unsuccessful

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EXCITING NEWS!

BICS ESSAY CONTEST

BEST EVIDENCE FOR AFTERLIFE

NEW TOTAL AWARDS $1,500,000

14 POSSIBLE WINNERS

1ST Place $500,000

2ND Place $300,000

3RD Place $150,000

AND

11 MORE WINNERS OF $50,000 EACH

Applications for the essay contest have closed as of FEB. 28, 2021.
All approved applications have been notified.

Essays must be received by 5 p.m. PST August 1, 2021.
Winners will be anounced November 1, 2021.

https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/

A Message from the BICS CEO Robert T. Bigelow

Dear Applicants, Friends and People That Share Thoughts,

Thank you so much!

The number of responses has been very gratifying.

Thank you to all of you who have sent your heart felt letters, emails to BICS and even gifts to myself during the application period. We truly appreciate your sincere correspondences, your intention to participate and/or to just tell us your “answers”.

I would like to state that the BICS essay contest is not a reflection of whether I or BICS staff do or do not have our own personal opinions as to whether human consciousness survives bodily death. Of course, everyone has opinions. I personally believe human consciousness does survive, and it probably matters what you do with your life here.

The purpose of the BICS essay contest is to generate research, discussion and stimulate debate. And perhaps in so doing, BICS may substantially broaden the amount of quality information available to you from a single website source.

We at BICS anticipate that it may be difficult for the contest judges to pick out just fourteen winners due to the expected high quality contestants and number of essay applications BICS has received.

Following the announcement of the fourteen winners on November 1, 2021, the BICS website will not only display the full content of the fourteen winning essays (each not to exceed 25,000 words), but also display the full content of many others that were judged to be high quality runners up. The volume of material could be extensive and thought provoking, hopefully, in a good way.

We recognize that many individuals and organizations do not necessarily believe that human consciousness survives bodily death. BICS is simply attempting to generate debate and discussion and present arguments that may enlighten, or generate more discussion about this very important topic.

With great appreciation, thank you again,

Robert T. Bigelow

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Does anyone have news?

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Lucas Oliveira wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:33 am Does anyone have news?

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The winners will be announced November 1st, just in a few days from now.

https://www.ktnv.com/news/over-1-000-en ... ve-happens
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DNS wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:50 am
Lucas Oliveira wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:33 am Does anyone have news?

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The winners will be announced November 1st, just in a few days from now.

https://www.ktnv.com/news/over-1-000-en ... ve-happens
Thank you David..

did not know that the contest had more than 1,000 entries..

but the official website is under maintenance and has nothing new in the contest's social networks.

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Winner announced, essays to be posted.

https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/News4.php
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