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I found the answer to my own question. :) It turns out that there is a section in "Life Before Life" which discusses what Drs Tucker and Stevenson think. The section starts on page 215 and is entitled: "In cases of reincarnation, What reincarnates?" Jim Tucker refers mainly to "consciousness...

Wikipedia I wanted to put a good word in for Wikipedia. Like any internet website it can be changed, but there are many checks and balances in place to make sure that the quality of articles is the best possible. I notice that the Xenoglossy article on Wikipedia has been updated and...

As you know, Carl Sagan is a noted scientist, teacher and skeptic. Sagan was a founding member of a group that set out to debunk unscientific claims, and wrote the book The Demon-Haunted World. Yet he has said that there were several areas in parapsychology which deserved serious study, and...

Dear Ailish, Chris, and John, I am touched by your kind and helpful words... When I think of it, I have probably said what I wanted to say for now. And asked my questions. And have been grateful for the opportunity. Certainly I will look in at the forum from time to time and see...

Dear Tanguerra, I really am very sorry if I am saying things that you do not wish to hear... Science cannot prove reincarnation. But I believe that the science of reincarnation goes further than many people think, and am trying to explore that for myself. And at this stage I am...

Appreciate those replies, and the reading suggestions, and am trying to read what I can... It's interesting to hear about the soul. It's something that is not talked about in Buddhism. In Buddhism it is a subtle consciousness that moves from life to life. And the term reincarnation is not...

This topic seems like such a fundamental one that it deserves its own thread, even though it was touched upon in the Reincarnation Terminology thread above... According to the scientific evidence, what is it that travels from one life to the next? Is it the soul? Is it consciousness...

Critique by Dr Leonard Angel Deborah and John, From what I read on the www, the reality is that the Imad Elewar study has been hotly contested. A 1994 critique by philosopher, Dr Leonard Angel, is referenced here...

Ian Stevenson Link I'm just new to the forum and have been enjoying going through some of the info available... But the Ian Stevenson link at the very start of this thread does not appear to be working... Perhaps the page has a new address?