On the assumption that there is one, I hope this guy is able to read this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013...inal-interview

Oh, well, Iain Banks, the gifted author who tragically lost his life at such an early age, and frequently wrote of a parallel universe in his fiction didn't manage to get a message back from the place he expected departed souls to go to when they leave us behind.

Maybe he was one of the 30 people who read the post but chose not to reply?

I thought it was already a broadly accepted fact amongst quite a few B.E. posters.
Apparently no further discussion required.