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Originally posted by adjensen
There are enough documented problems with "past life regressions" that, combined with the inevitable cultural contamination of an adult, testimonials such as these are not credible.edit on 18-3-2013 by adjensen because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Dustytoad
You can't just make baseless claims like this without losing all credibility with me yourself.
Originally posted by MamaJ
People only see what they allow them self to see.
There have been studies that have floored me to the point there is no denying we are recycled.
In the last year I was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy, possibly one of the worst living cases today. This means that I have bad, chaotic seizures without a known cause(170+ hours of non stop siezures). I could literally drop dead at any given moment of my life.
I have been declared medically dead(both heart & brain) 3 times in the last 8 months due to these severe, cascading siezures. As an aside I have also lost 2 years of my memories in "this life" due to brain trauma.
Originally posted by adjensen
Originally posted by Dustytoad
You can't just make baseless claims like this without losing all credibility with me yourself.
It isn't a baseless claim -- there is no credible evidence of anyone living past lives which didn't have either obvious cultural contamination or the real potential for it. The few actual scientific studies that have been done have either disproven such claims, or come to an ambivalent conclusion due to insufficient data or poor research techniques (Ian Stevenson is a good example of the latter.)
Omni: Do you see in reincarnation a glimpse of a larger purpose?
Stevenson: Well, yes, I do. My idea of God is that He is evolving. I don't believe in the watchmaker God, the original creator who built the watch and then lets it tick. I believe in a "Self-maker God" who is evolving and experimenting; so are we as parts of Him. Bodies wear out; souls may need periods for rest and reflection. Afterward one may start again with a new body.
Omni: What advice do you have for those who have no memories of a previous life?
Stevenson: Some persons have said it is unfair to be reborn unless you can remember details of a previous life and profitably remember your mistakes. They forget that forgetting is essential to successful living in the present. If every time we walked, we were to remember how we stumbled, we would fall again. I've also had people envy children who remember previous lives, as if these children had special wisdom. In fact, it makes more sense to look upon them as suffering from an abnormality, almost a defect. The memories they have are often more of a handicap than a blessing; and they nearly all become happier as they grow older and forget their previous lives. To paraphrase Jesus Christ, sufficient unto one life is the evil thereof.
Omni: Has your work influenced your own attitudes toward life and death?
Stevenson: I think so. I wouldn't claim to be free of the fear of death, but it is probably less in me than other people. These children sometimes provide reassurances to adults. We’ve had two or three incidents of children going to, let's say, a woman who has lost her husband and is inconsolable and saying, "You shouldn’t be crying. Death isn’t the end. Look at me. I died and I'm here again."
I have a very real personal interest in the concept of reincarnation. I honestly hope for it.
reply to post by Akragon
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There are countless studies to rummage through. Many video's out there to help explain the phenomena of rebirth and or past life regression.
Why exactly would you hope to be reincarnated?
You do realize if you reincarnate it means you failed in your previous life in some way...
It means you have more learning to do before you can progess.... reincarnation is going backwards my friend.
I am looking for scientifically documented evidence that my conciousness might continue on when my brain utlimately fails me in the future, and I pass on. I am not especially interested in any one faith's view of the afterlife, or the universe.
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by Shark_Feeder
Perhaps what you're actually looking for is proof of the afterlife then?
Or maybe even a little relief from the propaganda of the churches... Of course im speaking of hell when I say propaganda...
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by Shark_Feeder
You do realize if you reincarnate it means you failed in your previous life in some way...
It means you have more learning to do before you can progess.... reincarnation is going backwards my friend
Can you deny reincarnation exists?
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edit on 18-3-2013 by Akragon because: (no reason given)