{"content":[{"text":"The first proof is hypnotic regression. Reincarnation proponents cite examples of individuals giving \n vivid and accurate descriptions of people, places, and events the individual could not have previously \n known. Today there is a small branch of psychology that practice past life therapy, the belief that \n one’s present problems are the result of problems from a previous life.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.054934,"width":0.856031,"height":0.067222}},{"text":"However, the accuracy of facts attained from hypnosis remains highly questionable. First, some \n people are known to have lied under hypnosis. Second, human memory is subject to distortions of all \n sorts. Third, under hypnosis a patient’s awareness of fantasy and reality is blurred. Dr. Kenneth \n Bowers, a psychologist at the University of Waterloo and Dr. Jan Dywane at McMaster University \n states:","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.138919,"width":0.8530620000000001,"height":0.08456000000000002}},{"text":"“. . .although hypnosis increases recall, it also increases errors. In their study, \n hypnotized subjects correctly recalled twice as many items as did unhypnotized \n members of a control group but also made three times as many mistakes. During \n hypnosis, you are creating memories.”{3}","bbox":{"left":0.121825,"top":0.254876,"width":0.6848150000000001,"height":0.067222}},{"text":"Fourth, studies have shown that under hypnosis, patients are easily influenced by leading questions. \n In the process of hypnosis, the patient is asked to release control of his or her consciousness and \n body. Hans Holzer states, “Generally women are easier to hypnotize than men. But there are \n exceptions even among women, who may have difficulty letting go control over their bodies and \n personalities, something essential if genuine hypnosis is to take place.”{4} In this state, memories \n can be altered by the cues from the hypnotist. For these reasons, many law courts do not consider \n testimony under hypnosis reliable evidence.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.353495,"width":0.850253,"height":0.11923499999999998}},{"text":"Past life recall can also be attributed to the influence of culture. Cultures heavily steeped in the \n doctrine of reincarnation create an environment conducive to past life recall. The countries of India, \n Sri Lanka, Burma, and western Asia have a very high number of cases. Many who make claims of \n past life recall win the respect of their society. In areas like these the culture can have a strong \n influence on one’s subconscious mind. If reincarnation is true, past life recall should be prevalent in \n all cultures, not primarily in one area.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.489493,"width":0.848498,"height":0.10189900000000002}},{"text":"Finally, the majority of the incidents occur among children. Dr. Stephenson states, “Many of those \n claiming to have lived before are children. Often they are very emotional when they talk of the \n person they used to be, and they give minute details of the life they lived.”{5} Children are the most \n susceptible to suggestion and their testimony should be viewed with caution.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.608154,"width":0.8515590000000001,"height":0.06722300000000003}},{"text":"At best, the evidence from hypnotic regress can only suggest a possibility of reincarnation, but it \n does not conclusively prove it.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.692139,"width":0.819222,"height":0.032547000000000104}},{"text":"Déjà vu refers to a distinct feeling you have been to a place or performed an event before, while \n engaged in something that is presently happening. Reincarnation proponents attribute this to a \n previous life. However, researchers give alternate explanations. In our subconscious, we often relate \n a present event with a past one that the conscious mind does not remember. Since the two events \n are similar we often fuse the events together in our minds, thus creating an impression that we have \n experienced this before. Other researchers have shown that the data that enters the eye is \n sometimes delayed for a microsecond on its way to the brain. This leads one to think that they have \n seen the data before.","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.741449,"width":0.8537760000000001,"height":0.13657300000000006}},{"text":"Xenoglossy is the sudden ability to speak a language one has never learned. Reincarnation advocates \n attribute this as the language one spoke in a previous life. However, cryptoamnesia can account for \n this phenomenon. In cryptoamnesia, an individual forgets information that was learned earlier and","bbox":{"left":0.071429,"top":0.894785,"width":0.856735,"height":0.04988499999999996}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}