Reincarnation sounds profound because it meets emotional needs. But that does not make it true. There is no known mechanism by which consciousness could transfer between bodies. No scientific model has explained how memory or identity could survive the death of the brain.
Studies that claim evidence for reincarnation are built on interviews and anecdotes. These are not experiments. They are stories. And stories are vulnerable to suggestion, leading questions, and human error.
Dr Stevenson’s work is often cited, but his methodology has been widely criticized. Many cases rely on information that could have been learned through overheard conversations, community knowledge, or parental coaching. And how many of his investigations led nowhere or contradicted themselves.
We must ask hard questions. Why is it that only certain cultures produce children who remember past lives If reincarnation were universal, should it not appear everywhere equally.
The belief in reincarnation fills a psychological gap. It softens the fear of death. But comfort is not the same as truth. Until we can test and repeat these claims under controlled conditions, reincarnation remains a beautiful idea, not a proven reality…
Reincarnation sounds profound because it meets emotional needs. But that does not make it true. There is no known mechanism by which consciousness could transfer between bodies. No scientific model has explained how memory or identity could survive the death of the brain.
Studies that claim evidence for reincarnation are built on interviews and anecdotes. These are not experiments. They are stories. And stories are vulnerable to suggestion, leading questions, and human error.
Dr Stevenson’s work is often cited, but his methodology has been widely criticized. Many cases rely on information that could have been learned through overheard conversations, community knowledge, or parental coaching. And how many of his investigations led nowhere or contradicted themselves.
We must ask hard questions. Why is it that only certain cultures produce children who remember past lives If reincarnation were universal, should it not appear everywhere equally.
The belief in reincarnation fills a psychological gap. It softens the fear of death. But comfort is not the same as truth. Until we can test and repeat these claims under controlled conditions, reincarnation remains a beautiful idea, not a proven reality…