> How reliable is your information about your friend? What was the test like? Do you know? Additionally, did the people giving her the test know that it was for a TV show? Because if they did, it is not a double-blind study and is thus unreliable.
Honestly, I don't know the details.
> ... until someone with no interest in reincarnation being true does this experiment (a double-blind study), I must regard his claims skeptically.
I believe Dr. Stevenson has a very dispassionate approach to his research. He doesn't come across as someone who set out to prove that reincarnation exists.
As an example, he titles his book, "Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation", not, "Twenty Cases that Prove Reincarnation Beyond Any Doubt." On the other hand, the readers of the book often remark that "suggestive" is an understatement, and that the evidence in the book is very compelling.
> ... you can think of nothing else that would explain the evidence?
The only theory which seems to make sense is the one of a Holographic Universe. Basically, it says that we are not "real"; we seem to be living in a giant hologram. But, I understand this theory isn't yet widely accepted in scientific circles.
To know more, please see this book: The Holographic Universe
You may enjoy this book.
The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot.
This proposition is over two decades old. Great book.
It's real because reality is multi-dimensional and you are constantly shifting between infinite parallel variations. Sages throughout the ages and shamans today can see other realms that overlay ours. Positive thinking is built on this construct. It's only new that we have the Internet to compare notes on similar "misrememberings"
I would add I have real MEs and that I also think timelines are splitting in an accelerated manner that we are noticing. I also had an NDE. I also would not discount a demiurge/illusion master, global lab experiment operated by future humans, digital reality, Dark City scenario, or a psy op. I am open to all explanations.
Vadim Zealand Reality Transurfing series *Edit I did not know these were so expensive now. I have pdfs and mobis of them I think if anyone wants. They are translated from Russian and are about how to use multiple universe theory to control your life. The premise is we do not manifest things into this reality instead we transition into realities where we have those things.
Michael Talbot - The Holographic Universe
Abraham Hicks and the Law of Attraction
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Institute of Noetic Sciences founded by astronaut Edgar Mitchell