Chris Carter is a physics teacher who was educated at Oxford, England.

He is author of four books that make him one of the most significant authors today exploring the question of life after death. They include Science and the Near-Death Experience, Science and Psychic Phenomena, and Science and the Afterlife Experience. His most recent book is The Case for the Afterlife: Evidence of Life After Death.

Chris argues that science does not speak with a single voice on the afterlife and examines why many prominent scientists have remained open to questions of consciousness beyond death. He explores five major lines of evidence including near-death experiences, deathbed visions, children’s memories of previous lives, apparitions, and mediumship while discussing how standards of scientific evidence should be applied to extraordinary claims. Carter contends that a rigorous examination of the evidence invites a broader philosophical understanding of reality and survival beyond bodily death.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:02 Scientists and belief

00:08:03 Creator and afterlife

00:12:02 Five lines of evidence

00:17:32 Skepticism and proof

00:22:12 Quantum perspectives

00:27:06 Reincarnation research

00:32:06 Strongest mediumship cases

00:38:16 Deathbed vision evidence

00:47:18 Conclusion

(Recorded on Friday, July 17, 2026)

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Published on August 28, 2026