“Is There Life After Death? UVA DOPS Research Faculty Discussion-Moderated by John Cleese”<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n![\"DOPS](\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/perceptual-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2018\/04\/DOPS-Panel-w-Cleese-no-background-1024x369.jpg\")
<\/a>Ed Kelly, Kim Penberthy, Emily Kelly, Jim Tucker, Bruce Greyson and John Cleese\u00a0 (Photo: Tom Daly)<\/p><\/div>\n
\n- John Cleese and the UVA DOPS research faculty panel <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- John Cleese in a solo performance benefitting UVA DOPS Research<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UVA Division of Perceptual Studies Mission:<\/strong><\/h3>\nFounded in 1967 by Dr. Ian Stevenson, the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) is the oldest and most productive university-based research group in the world devoted exclusively to the investigation of phenomena that challenge current physicalist brain\/mind orthodoxy – including investigation of phenomena directly suggestive of survival of consciousness after physical death.<\/h3>\nThrough its research, DOPS strives to challenge this entrenched mainstream view by rigorously evaluating empirical evidence suggesting that consciousness survives death and that mind and brain are distinct and separable.<\/h3>\nAs we expand our leading edge research, we believe mainstream academia will become more accepting of survival\u00a0and psi and that mainstream science will enlarge to take on new challenges in studying the nature of consciousness and its interaction with the physical world.<\/h3>\nSimply put, our goal is to expand the current paradigm, because we believe that recognition of consciousness as something greater than a physically produced phenomenon is both more optimistic and more accurate than the prevailing materialist worldview.<\/h3>\nWe invite you to visit our YouTube Channel<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to view a collection of selected videos of the researchers delivering informative and engaging lectures about the\u00a0research being conducted at the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies. <\/span><\/h5>\nJoin us on\u00a0our UVA Division of Perceptual Studies\u00a0FaceBook<\/a><\/strong><\/span> page.<\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[wpv-view name=”ResearchAreas”] Special Events: “Is There Life After Death? UVA DOPS Research Faculty Discussion-Moderated by John Cleese” John Cleese and the UVA DOPS research faculty panel John Cleese in a solo performance benefitting UVA DOPS Research UVA Division of Perceptual Studies Mission: Founded in 1967 by Dr. Ian Stevenson, the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2060,"featured_media":11434,"parent":0,"menu_order":51,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1135","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>Ed Kelly, Kim Penberthy, Emily Kelly, Jim Tucker, Bruce Greyson and John Cleese\u00a0 (Photo: Tom Daly)<\/p><\/div>\n
- \n
- John Cleese and the UVA DOPS research faculty panel <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- John Cleese in a solo performance benefitting UVA DOPS Research<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
UVA Division of Perceptual Studies Mission:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Founded in 1967 by Dr. Ian Stevenson, the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) is the oldest and most productive university-based research group in the world devoted exclusively to the investigation of phenomena that challenge current physicalist brain\/mind orthodoxy – including investigation of phenomena directly suggestive of survival of consciousness after physical death.<\/h3>\n
Through its research, DOPS strives to challenge this entrenched mainstream view by rigorously evaluating empirical evidence suggesting that consciousness survives death and that mind and brain are distinct and separable.<\/h3>\n
As we expand our leading edge research, we believe mainstream academia will become more accepting of survival\u00a0and psi and that mainstream science will enlarge to take on new challenges in studying the nature of consciousness and its interaction with the physical world.<\/h3>\n
Simply put, our goal is to expand the current paradigm, because we believe that recognition of consciousness as something greater than a physically produced phenomenon is both more optimistic and more accurate than the prevailing materialist worldview.<\/h3>\n
We invite you to visit our YouTube Channel<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to view a collection of selected videos of the researchers delivering informative and engaging lectures about the\u00a0research being conducted at the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies. <\/span><\/h5>\n
Join us on\u00a0our UVA Division of Perceptual Studies\u00a0FaceBook<\/a><\/strong><\/span> page.<\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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