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Post by ghosthostdiane on Jul 10, 2016 18:47:51 GMT
So most of us readers should be done with the first chapter featuring Reincarnation. Thoughts? I tend to lean the way of Mary Roach. I'm skeptical of Hindus researching reincarnation or testifying to it. I do wonder about some of these American kids that we have heard about, that claim to remember things from a past life. Do I think the kids in the book are reincarnated? I would say no, off-hand. But it is hard to say when not there. I will commend Mary Roach for covering the topic in a mostly non-biased way. And I love her writing style. Sarcastic like me.
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Post by Oddities Bob on Jul 10, 2016 19:22:35 GMT
I would have looked at more case were confirmation bias was unlikely to be present, as you say. I've read of plenty of seemingly odd western cases.
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Post by heathermaillady on Jul 17, 2016 1:28:05 GMT
I'm pretty skeptical about most things, but do you ever get that feeling that you have been someplace before. I've had that feeling a few times in my life. I'm not sure how I feel about reincarnation. My personal feeling is that when you die, that is the end. Yet, the unmistakeable feeling that you get when you KNOW that you have had a reoccurring experience cannot be discounted entirely.
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Post by Oddities Bob on Jul 18, 2016 12:11:18 GMT
When people get to the chapter that features The Arthur Findlay College of Psychic Science, I live near it, and have picked people up from there a few times. Nearly always Germans as it goes.
It is a lovely building.
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Post by ghosthostdenise on Jul 23, 2016 1:18:38 GMT
Chapter 1 was very interesting to me. I don't know that I believe in reincarnation but I really enjoyed the author's writing and approach to the subject. I also found it interesting that more cases are reported in societies that believe in it more. Makes me wonder if the same isn't true with believing in ghosts?
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