The Evidence Scoring System is designed to objectively determine what cases provide the most convincing evidence for Survival of the human personality after the demise of the physical body. A description of this system can be found in a pdf document [click HERE to download]. This document includes value tables for each parameter.

Scoring a case may also be accomplished by simply answering a series of questions. For all but the most experienced users, this "decision tree" will be preferred to consulting the tables. [Click HERE to begin.]

Ranking by the ESS determines inclusion in the Survival Top 40