(March 13, 2010 at 1:53 pm)Frank Wrote: I always hear spiritualists talking about evidence of reincarnation (e.g. the story of a kid who remembers being a fighter pilot in a previous war or something to that affect). These stories are commonly centered around something a kid might find pretty cool (like being a fighter pilot, soldier, fireman, etc.). I've never heard of someone remembering their prior life as a cow or insect. Maybe there are stories like this in Asia or wherever; and these sort of stories do tend to have distinguishing characteristics along cultural lines (which is an obvious red flag in itself).
All in all Buddhism has no more of an evidentiary basis than any other religion; and should accordingly be rejected by the rational thinker.
Recently in India there was this big story going on in the media about a boy who collapsed and was bed ridden for 8 months and suddenly he started claiming he was a NASA scientist in his previous life. and what made it interesting was that he started speaking English with an american accent. even the so called language experts arranged by the media claimed that his accent was authentic according to the time he was claiming. he gave lectures about scientific phenomenons. Then Delhi police came and came out with the real story. While he was bedridden he watched Hollywood movie total recall and others hundreds of time.
Moral; Reincarnation is bullshit but the Delhi police isn't
