Episode 24 Reincarnation Part 5

This is the final entry in our coverage of Life Before Life. We start the show talking about near-death experiences and mediums as other indicators that the spirit can exist independent of the body. We talk about the scientific idea of consilience and how it's a double-edged sword that helps and hurts science in different situations. Can reincarnation ever be consilient with science? The second segment is full of tangents like simulation theory, the Tall el-Hammam discovery and the Carolina Bays. We move on to cover some various objections to reincarnation like population size, religious objections and Alzheimer's disease. We finally move on to the end of the book where Jim B. Tucker covers speculations and questions based on the research. Does everyone reincarnate? If so, what is actually reincarnating? Do people have a choice in when and where they reincarnate? Is reincarnation a fulfilment of karma? We finish the book with advice for parents on how to handle the situation if your child starts talking about a past life. This has been a fun journey that has changed our views on the topic. We hope you enjoy it!

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:32 - MCU Afterlife

0:06:48 - NDE's & Mediums

0:15:57 - Consilience

0:27:09 - Can Reincarnation be Consilient?

0:31:48 - Music Break

0:33:46 - Jacob Collier

0:39:09 - Simulation Theory

0:51:10 - Tall el-Hammam (Biblical Sodom?)

0:53:36 - Carolina Bays

0:56:49 - Population Explosion

1:00:43 - Music Break

1:02:43 - More Jacob Collier

1:06:58 - Alzheimer's Disease

1:10:46 - Religious Objections

1:13:45 - Normal Explanations

1:26:45 - Does Everybody Reincarnate?

1:33:06 - What Reincarnates?

1:35:26 - Music Break

1:37:53 - The When & Where

1:46:31 - The Question of Karma

1:51:26 - Enduring Emotions

1:54:48 - Advice for Parents

2:03:38 - Outro