Today 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!
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Alfred Wegener (above) came up with the idea of plate tectonics which was not consilient with the scientific worldview of his day. It wasn’t until after his death that more evidence was gathered to confirm his view and science finally accepted plate tectonics.
Ignaz Semmelweis (below) proposed that doctors wash their hands before delivering babies to prevent postpartum infection which was a serious issue in his day. He was shunned and ridiculed and eventually had a nervous breakdown that led him to be committed to an asylum.
Tall el-Hammam was found to have evidence of an airburst that destroyed the city. It is thought to be the site of the biblical city of Sodom.
This paper in Nature published by some of the members of the Comet Research Group explains the evidence.
This is the link to the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project.
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This episode of the Danny Jones Podcast is an interview with George Howard of the Comet Reasearch Group and CosmicTusk.com
Timestamps:
- 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