For nearly 15 years, Tucker has been investigating claims made by children, usually between the ages of 2 and 6 years old,
Cases of reincarnation are more prominent in younger children the older ones
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the more than 2,500 case files sitting inside the offices of Jim B. Tucker (Res ’89), an associate psychiatry professor at the UVA Medical Center’s Division of Perceptual Studies.
Their are many cases around the world of reincarnation each one more rare than the last.
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More cases are reported in countries where reincarnation is part of the religious culture, but Tucker says there is no correlation between how strong a case is deemed and that family’s beliefs in reincarnation.
Their is no correlation to a wether a persons religious determines them to be reincarnated further explains anyone can be reincarnated even if they don’t believe in it
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Nearly 20 percent of the children studied have scarlike birthmarks or even unusual deformities that closely match marks or injuries the person whose life the child recalls received at or near his or her death.
This proves reincarnation is possible in a way but it could also be a pure coincidence.
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When Ryan Hammons was 4 years old, he began directing imaginary movies. Shouts of “Action!” often echoed from his room
He’s remembering past memories.
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