Soul Search: A Scientist Explores the Afterlife

by David Darling

Superb intellect and vibrant prose combine in this astonishing work by a gifted scientist writer. Soul Search examines the possibilty that consciousness may survive death. Do human beings have a spirit or soul that can exist independently of their physical brain?

193 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

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David Darling is a science writer and astronomer. He is the author of many books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity, and the popular online resource The Worlds of David Darling. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.

Reviews

[Carol Chapin]

Just became tedious. Perhaps I wasn't in the mood to read it.

[John Kaufmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am intrigued by the near-death experience, and have struggled to make reconcile it with my scientific background and my deep skepticism of religious dogma, piety, and new age spiritualism. This book provides the best explanation I've come across. And Darling himself comes from a scientific background, and grounds his analysis there. This is a difficult book, and he doesn't telegraph his conclusions - I almost gave up halfway through the book because I didn't know where it was going. But the last few chapters really tied it together and were quite powerful.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating!

[Avi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very introspective book, well written and thought provoking

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, but zas with Zen Physics, not convincing.