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In reply to the discussion: There is a lot of talk in this forum about god [View all]tama
(9,137 posts)71. Denial of evidence
Best know data of case studies is from Ian Stevenson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reincarnation_research
Check also the quote from Sagan. Of course the anecdotal evidence is not limited to the 2500 case studies from Stevensen. The "birthmark phenomenon" is especially interesting.
Rest of your post is just presumptions from a materialist belief system (e.g. memories are nothing but neurology), which there is no reason to presuppose as The Truth, and as said, interpretation of the evidence remembering other lives is another matter and does not necessarily involve a personal soul jumping from body to body.
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As soon as one encounters the wave theory of matter, physics and metaphysics blur together.
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#30
Anyone who wants me to dismiss Sarfatti and Bohm's holographic theories out of hand
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#84
Shall we drop Bohm into the same scientific trash bin as Newton and Kepler then?
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#81
Well now there's an interesting read. Sheldrake. Never heard of him, thanks.
napoleon_in_rags
Feb 2012
#52
Most objective god-concepts are cultural constructs, which means they vary as much as cultures do.
GliderGuider
Feb 2012
#24
That analogy assumes that this "god" is an actual thing outside the window, like an SUV.
cleanhippie
Feb 2012
#44
Thanks for reminding me of that! Though it takes on a different meaning on DU...
napoleon_in_rags
Feb 2012
#51
This is a pretty good summary IMO. And today, so much is based on fear - that's
RKP5637
Feb 2012
#72