Is anyone familiar with author and psychologist Dr. Garry Schwartz, “the afterlife experiments?

Question

Okay so this a U of A psychology graduate that was awarded grant money to conduct experiments with “Spiritual Mediums” such as Allison DuBois and Laurie Campbell, in a laboratory setting to try and expose alleged evidence and propose that Mediumship and communication with the dead is authentic in his book “The Afterlife Experiments.”

I have read the book as I read many books associated with “afterlife related phenomena” such as Near-Death Experiences. I have to say that some of the information was fascinating and very interesting but there is still no solid proof in his proposition. Last year in October it was reported that Schwartz coned and manipulated some very wealthy people of some major Money like 3 million I think by claiming he himself was communicating with their dead son, and it all turned out to be a scam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drrciHKm7TU

What are your thoughts on this situation if any?

I have a feeling this isn’t going to get many responses. I think its EVIL, and any inch of credibility he did have is destroyed, I have pretty much dismissed every thing I read by him, I remember when this happened last year but was to busy to ask anyone else what

they thought.

Answer 1

I wasn't familiar with him, but I saw your video and read about him and he's a scumbag. I mean, there really *is* no other word for him. However, Mr. Knopf seems to have been a bit naive if you ask me (not an excuse for what Schwartz did, that is inexcusable).I feel horrible for Mr. Knopf, because I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to loose a loved one that close to you and shame on the university for funding him after many of the proclaimed "psychic's" made a point that there was something fishy going on with him. They should know what these psychologists are up to when they ask them to do experiments (this is how universities defend themselves when, for example, animal activists find out that they're doing horrid experiments on animals). They have to investigate when they are informed that something isn't right.

I think you should forget about everything that you read by him. He's obviously a fake and duped many people and I can't blame you for feeling angry or hurt as I guess that you can be compassionate towards those people. I hope he is fired soon! Hey! At least we know that this guy will never be a Sigmund Freud...