Reincarnation

Question 0

Where is Dr Ian Stevenson from?

Answer 0

Canada

Question 1

What is the definition of reincarnation?

Answer 1

The belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form

Question 2

How long did Stevenson travel for?

Answer 2

40 years

Question 3

Which uni did Stevenson investigate the paranormal?

Answer 3

University of Virginia

Question 4

How many child cases did Stevenson investigate?

Answer 4

3000

Question 5

What did Stevenson consider the concept of reincarnation might supplement?

Answer 5

Those of heredity and environment in helping modern medicine to understand aspects of human behaviour

Question 6

What did Stevenson see reincarnation as?

Answer 6

The survival of death of the personality after death

Question 7

What did Stevenson never suggest about the physical process of reincarnation

Answer 7

Physical process by which a personality might survive death

Question 8

What famous book did Stevenson write

Answer 8

20 cases suggestive of reincarnation

Question 9

What two books did almeder write

Answer 9

Beyond death

Death and personal survival

Question 10

What does almeder say about stevensons research

Answer 10

Not only valuable but so compelling that it would be “irrational” not to except that it is the best fit explanation.

Question 11

What does almeder think about reincarnation in terms of how many people?

Answer 11

Only some people reincarnate

Question 12

Stevenson says that reincarnation is the ‘best fit’

What does almeder say?

Answer 12

Irrational to disbelieve such a commanding argument that is also difficult to refute

Question 13

What is the implication that only some people reincarnate

2 reasons

Answer 13

Human personality is not reducible to statements about biochemical States

Also means that psychology will not be able to e plain these kinds of cases or other mysteries regarding human nature

Question 14

What are the possible criticisms of the case studies in 20 cases…

Answer 14

No process

Fraud

Question 15

How can the case studies be seen as fraud

Support reincarnation

Answer 15

• almeders analogy of 100 people falling off the empire sate building and people 5 people walking away unharmed.
• he argues that 5% is small but still needs to be explained
• does it actually respond to the criticism

Question 16

How is there no process in reincarnation?

Support reincarnation.

Answer 16

We may not know the process but we know the events still occur

(Just because we don’t understand the mechanism) doesn’t mean it doesn’t work)

Question 17

What are John hicks two main concerns about stevensons work?

Answer 17

Most of those claiming spontaneous memories of former lives are children

Most cases occur in countries where it is their doctrine to believe in reincarnation

Question 18

How can you respond to hicks criticism that most of the cases are children who experience memories of their former lives

Answer 18

They are closer to the death of their previous incarnation.

Question 19

How can you respond to hicks comment about the doctrine being a concern

Answer 19

Could mean that people are more likely to report such cases as it is taken seriously as a doctrine

Question 20

What is hicks alternative explanation of reincarnation.

Answer 20

After bodily death a husk of the deceased is left behind and its telepathically accessible under conditions to living persons.

This husk may consist of memory or emotion

Question 21

-what is the role of culture according to hick?

Answer 21

Mediums use trances to construct a personal environment that allows that allows them to pick up these husks

Question 22

What does hick argue culture is?

Answer 22

A husk where reincarnation is its husk