E-mail from Michael Roll to Victor Zammit (September 14, 2002): Religionists Control the SPR

In his e-mail, Michael Roll writes:
"[Dr John Beloff] was an executor of Arthur Koestler's will. He made sure the Koestler Chair came to his university - Edinburgh - where he could keep an eye on things. He chose a tame fellow psychologist as professor - Robert Morris - knowing very well he would never carry on the work of Arthur Koestler."
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Open Letter from Michael Roll to Professor Brian Josephson (December 11, 2002): Linking Survival with Subatomic Physics

In his e-mail, Michael Roll writes:
"There can be no excuse for refusing to look at experiments."
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E-mail from Michael Roll to Victor Zammit (July 2, 2001): The Scientific Proof of Survival After Death

In his e-mail, Michael Roll writes:
"Uncomfortable discoveries in physics that prove we all survive the death of our physical bodies are being deliberately blocked from even coming to the attention of people in Great Britain for them to accept or reject as the case may be. This is solely to keep the old-boy network ticking over nicely."
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E-mail from Michael Roll to Professor B D Josephson (February 24, 2003): "Psi Supporters"

In his e-mail, Michael Roll writes:
"I hope you are right and the "psi supporters" at Edinburgh University now pluck up the courage to come out in the open and back Parnia and Fenwick."
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Open Letter from Michael Roll to Professor John Poynton (November 28, 2005): A Fair Balance in SPR Publications

In his e-mail, Michael Roll writes:
"Surely in a situation as divided as this, rules should be made that all editors must be duty bound to always balance these two conflicting opinions, especially as I have proved to you that scientists within The Royal Society are relying on their colleagues within the SPR to keep a sharp look out for any important discoveries in what Sir Oliver Lodge called "Psychic Science"?"
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E-mail from Michael Roll to Dr Nicola Holt (November 14, 2004): Survival Terminology

In his e-mail, Michael Roll writes:
"Professor Richard Dawkins highlights the current situation with regard to what is referred to as paranormal phenomena when he concludes that if it is eventually proved that what is known as the paranormal exists then it will turn out to be something that is natural and normal after all - coming within the laws of nature. "
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Letter from Michael Roll to Estelle Morris MP, Secretary of State for Education (June 18, 2001): A Philosophical Balance in our Schools

In his letter, Michael Roll writes:
"All the time our children are denied access to a rational balance the Government is flying in the face of Article 19 of The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This demands that "everyone" has the right to freedom of opinion and expression."
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