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65. He's been doing this for a long time.......why the NPR interview now?

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 07:11 PM

Jan 2014

Was it supposed to be a Sunday religion segment?

http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/psychiatry/sections/cspp/dops/staff/jimbio-page

Tucker JB. Religion and medicine. [Letter] Lancet 353:1803, 1999.

Tucker JB. Modification of attitudes to influence survival from breast cancer. [Commentary] Lancet 354:1320, 1999.

Keil HHJ, Tucker JB. An unusual birthmark case thought to be linked to a person who had previously died. Psychological Reports 87:1067-1074, 2000.

Tucker JB. A scale to measure the strength of children's claims of previous lives: methodology and initial findings. Journal of Scientific Exploration 14(4):571-581, 2000.

Tucker JB. Measuring the strength of children's claims to remember previous lives. In Trends in Rebirth Research: Proceedings of an International Seminar, Senanayake N, (ed.). Ratmalana, Sri Lanka: Sarvodaya Vishva Lekha, 2001.

Tucker JB, Keil HHJ. Can cultural beliefs cause a gender identity disorder? Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality 13(2):21-30, 2001.

Tucker JB. Review of "Getting Rid of Ritalin: How Neurofeedback Can Successfully Treat Attention Deficit Disorder without Drugs." Journal of Scientific Exploration 16(4):688-694, 2002.

Tucker JB. Reincarnation. In Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, Kastenbaum R (ed.). New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 705-710, 2003.

Tucker JB. Religion and Medicine. In Medicine Across Cultures: History and Practice of Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, Selin H (ed.). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 373-384, 2003.

Tucker JB. Review of "Return of the Revolutionaries: The Case for Reincarnation and Soul Groups Reunited." Journal of Scientific Exploration 17(3):583-584, 2003.

Tucker JB. Response to "A New Perspective on the Afterlife Issue." Journal of Near-Death Studies 22(1):15-19, 2003.

Nelson R, Krippner S, Tucker J, Zeitlin G, Pitkanen M, King C, & Germine M. Who and where is the self? A round table discussion on memory, information and the limits of identity. Journal of Non-Locality and Remote Mental Interactions (e-journal) 2(3):http://www.emergentmind.org/interview.htm, 2003.

Keil HHJ & Tucker JB. Children who claim to remember previous lives: Cases with written records made before the previous personality was identified. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 19(1) 1-101, 2005.

Sharma P & Tucker JB. Cases of the reincarnation type with memories from the intermission between lives. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 23(2):101-118, 2005.

Tucker JB. Juvenile-onset bipolar disorder? [Letter] Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(10) 66, 2005.

Tucker JB. Life Before Life: Life Before Life: A Scientic Investigation of Children's Memories of Previous LIves. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005.

Pasricha SK, Keil J, Tucker JB, Stevenson I. Some bodily malformations attributed to previous lives. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 19(3):359-383, 2005.

Tucker JB & Keil HHJ. Experimental birthmarks: New cases of an Asian practice. International Journal of Parapsychology, in press.

Tucker JB. Children who claim to remember previous lives: Past, present, and future research. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 21(3):543-552, 2007.

Tucker JB. Ian Stevenson and cases of the reincarnation type. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 22(1);36-43, 2008.

Tucker JB. Children's reports of past-life memories: A review. EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing, 4(4):244-248, 2008.

Tucker JB. Review of "Can the Mind Survive beyond Death? In Pursuit of Scientific Evidence" by Satwant K. Pasricha. Journal of Scientific Exploration 24:133-137, 2010.

Keil HHJ & Tucker JB. Response to "How To Improve the Study and Documentation of Cases of the Reincarnation Type? A Reappraisal of the Case of Kemal Atasoy" by Vitor Moura Visoni. Journal of Scientific Exploration 24:295-296, 2010.

Dossey L, Greyson B, Sturrock PA, Tucker, JB. Consciousness---What Is It? Journal of Cosmology 14: 4697-4711, 2011.

Tucker JB & Keil HHJ. Experimental Birthmarks: New Cases of an Asian Practice. Journal of Scientific Exploration 27:263-276, 2013.

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see post #201 fishwax Jan 2014 #203

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Thank you! nt justiceischeap Jan 2014 #286

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more woo. phhhtttt!! Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #52

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The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF)... gadjitfreek Jan 2014 #59

No one will win it! Many nuts have tried! nt Logical Jan 2014 #163

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And the Bible says the Earth was created in 6 days...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #98

And never says how long a day was. A Simple Game Jan 2014 #119

Oh fuck... SidDithers Jan 2014 #121

No I'm not. I'm not even religious, nor do I take the bible literally like you apparently do. A Simple Game Jan 2014 #122

No, you tried to introduce religious belief... SidDithers Jan 2014 #123

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Most interesting. Thanks. Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #67

listened to the piece Gore1FL Jan 2014 #69

A lot of scientists would disagree with you. Th1onein Jan 2014 #107

Name 5. n/t Gore1FL Jan 2014 #109

I'm not doing your research for you. Th1onein Jan 2014 #110

I didn't ask you to I asked you to back a claim you made. Gore1FL Jan 2014 #120

You are claiming that what I am saying is untrue. Go and substantiate that claim. Th1onein Jan 2014 #128

You need to make an affirmative argument before I can respond. Gore1FL Jan 2014 #132

The affirmative argument was made with the original post. Th1onein Jan 2014 #137

I said it wasn't science Gore1FL Jan 2014 #139

Science is based on data? NO! ARE YOU SURE? Th1onein Jan 2014 #142

It is a big leap to say "Reincarnation" based on anecdotes. Gore1FL Jan 2014 #150

I'd take your word for it, were it not obvious you don't have a clue as to what you're talking about Th1onein Jan 2014 #261

I see. So anything we can't explain = reincarnation!!! Gore1FL Jan 2014 #277

Oh yeah! That's really what I said! Th1onein Jan 2014 #310

The "scientist" seems to think so. Gore1FL Jan 2014 #313

You are woefully ignorant about this topic, and more than likely, willfully misinformed. Th1onein Jan 2014 #314

Gore1FL, I'm going to go ahead and put you on Ignore. Th1onein Jan 2014 #319

Knock yourself out. n/t Gore1FL Jan 2014 #322

I don't read studies on non-existent things. Gore1FL Jan 2014 #317

Then anything that you don't know about yet, you will never know about. Th1onein Jan 2014 #318

Not true, but your putting me on ignore, so there really is no point in explaining Gore1FL Jan 2014 #323

So case studies are anecdotes? Th1onein Jan 2014 #315

I am educated enough to know there is no such thing as reincarnation. Gore1FL Jan 2014 #316

"you're joining everyone else on my Ignore list." JTFrog Jan 2014 #311

No, no, no, no. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #177

There are hundreds of cases of children seeming to recall former lives. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #72

Anecdotal third party claims don't equal science cpwm17 Jan 2014 #73

Do you know ANYTHING about Stevenson's work? ANYTHING? Th1onein Jan 2014 #108

I listened to the audio provided at link cpwm17 Jan 2014 #111

Like I said, Go forth, inform yourself. Th1onein Jan 2014 #113

Bookmarking - thanks! Lucinda Jan 2014 #74

The BBC did a documentary back in 1992 called "In Search of the Dead"- the entire series is online Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #81

oh no � whatever the evidence or lack of, shireen Jan 2014 #85

I was a shaman in a previous life and I DISTINCTLY remember... mike_c Jan 2014 #87

Are you sure that wasn't this life? Rozlee Jan 2014 #100

Absolute 100% unmitigated bullshit Orrex Jan 2014 #89

I think it is a very interesting topic. kentuck Jan 2014 #114

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Shouldn't they have to prove that it's real first? Iggo Jan 2014 #116

Yup... SidDithers Jan 2014 #124

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I appreciate that you posted this, especially the 2nd link. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #125

that is exactly why I found it interesting G_j Jan 2014 #134

As I said, I remember coming across Stevenson's work some years ago. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #138

I do not understand it either. Big Blue Marble Jan 2014 #253

Sad pipoman Jan 2014 #130

yep. Phlem Jan 2014 #143

Good point kentuck Jan 2014 #144

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." G_j Jan 2014 #145

Name some! nt Logical Jan 2014 #160

Yes, please, I'd love to see these phenomena that can't be explained by modern science. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #176

Did you read the OP..and the subsequent responses? pipoman Jan 2014 #185

Yes, I did. I still see no reason to believe reincarnation is substantive. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #187

OK then pipoman Jan 2014 #188

Starting with Quantum Mechanics and String theory? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #205

Start with this one. . pipoman Jan 2014 #184

????? Logical Jan 2014 #191

The OP? pipoman Jan 2014 #194

took about 30 seconds: G_j Jan 2014 #195

"Science doesn't yet have the means to provide a conclusive answer" NuclearDem Jan 2014 #196

exactly G_j Jan 2014 #197

But it doesn't mean we can't logically rule out certain supposed explanations. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #198

LOL, nice try, none of that is woo! Who calls it woo? nt Logical Jan 2014 #199

nobody G_j Jan 2014 #200

I don't know what happens after we die Marrah_G Jan 2014 #146

To me, that's what makes these case studies so fascinating. scarletwoman Jan 2014 #147

Thank you so much for saying those three little words that most human beings liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #328

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jan 2014 #148

knr - very interesting and very valuable Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #149

Oh for the love of... NuclearDem Jan 2014 #159

yet no explanation for these anomalies that have pipoman Jan 2014 #186

And I'm sure there are completely logical explanations to all of them. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #189

Glad you've got it all figured out. . pipoman Jan 2014 #192

No, I don't, and I never said I did. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #193

Apparently at odds with many actual scientists. .. pipoman Jan 2014 #219

Who are these scientists? Other than the two from the University of Virginia. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #220

opinions pipoman Jan 2014 #222

And opinions mean nothing if they're not backed by science. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #223

Who is doing that? pipoman Jan 2014 #224

That Sagan quote is taken out of context. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #227

so you have nothing pipoman Jan 2014 #229

I didn't say I'm right. I just said your arguments were flawed. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #232

If these anecdotes pipoman Jan 2014 #247

+1, this is embarrassing. Marr Jan 2014 #213

I survived the great woo war of 2014. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #166

There have been many stories like this Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #167

That is my take as well - TBF Jan 2014 #183

"Quantum physics indicates that our physical world may grow out of our consciousness," DetlefK Jan 2014 #180

From the forward of the book Quantum Enigma lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #208

If no consciousness witnesses the world, does it stop existing? DetlefK Jan 2014 #209

One of the most interesting books I've ever read is Many Lives, Many Masters. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #182

Lots of people are terrified at the thought of oblivion. Feral Child Jan 2014 #190

Just think about it you could be reincarnated as a Republican. gordianot Jan 2014 #202

Maybe researchers should investigate all the zombie accounts created at DU... SidDithers Jan 2014 #207

Carl Sagan's commentary on Ian Stevenson LongTomH Jan 2014 #215

Heh. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #217

Thanks for the quote. Big Blue Marble Jan 2014 #218

Well, it is getting crowded down here nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #221

I do NOT want reincarnation to be true. One life is plenty. However, pnwmom Jan 2014 #225

It does, let me direct you to a long post I did somewhere else nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #226

The quote has been edited. Bradical79 Jan 2014 #249

That quote was taken out of context. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #228

I wasn't trying to "prove reincarnation" LongTomH Jan 2014 #231

What the quote does show Big Blue Marble Jan 2014 #233

It doesn't deserve the time of day. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #236

You do not know what you are talking about. Big Blue Marble Jan 2014 #240

Don't worry, I'm pretty convinced you don't either NuclearDem Jan 2014 #243

Have you read Dr. Stevenson's research? Big Blue Marble Jan 2014 #244

While your personality does die nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #242

FFS!!!! Kali Jan 2014 #245

Completely irrelevant what Sagan said on the subject. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #234

good for you G_j Jan 2014 #239

You should have typed this after your quote justiceischeap Jan 2014 #283

here is an interesting or at least entertaining video Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #237

A 1992 BBC documentary that some here might find interesting Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #241

These seem to have been pulled from YT. nt justiceischeap Jan 2014 #284

I found a repost - In Search of the Dead - Episode 1 - Powers of the Mind (Documentary) Douglas Carpenter Jan 2014 #300

I wonder why poor people who never do shit and live lives of quiet misery Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #251

Always happy to read stories like these and may I suggest.... KaryninMiami Jan 2014 #254

My question to proponents or believers of this would be fujiyama Jan 2014 #256

Some of your questions are addressed in the literature by IdaBriggs Jan 2014 #287

Well the soul is generally not part of the conversation. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #289

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed. kentuck Jan 2014 #257

Conservation of energy is not a good argument for reincarnation or life after death Silent3 Jan 2014 #258

I don't think Einstein was talking about "conservation"? kentuck Jan 2014 #259

What Einstein is quoted as saying here is just a rephrasing of the first law... Silent3 Jan 2014 #263

To deny the existence of pipoman Jan 2014 #265

Even if there is reincarnation, trying to support it with the wrong science... Silent3 Jan 2014 #267

I will agree that Einstein would use his other famous quote here nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #291

Even if information is preserved (in a highly, HIGHLY theoretical sense... Silent3 Jan 2014 #294

None, even the researchers more directly involved, nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #295

It's an interesting idea, and I have nothing against speculation and investigation... Silent3 Jan 2014 #306

Well, it is in the data nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #308

I would agree that maybe "reincarantion" is not what we are talking about? kentuck Jan 2014 #298

How does looking at something "in a rational, scientific manner" equate to... Silent3 Jan 2014 #307

And you probably do not know, either? kentuck Jan 2014 #324

What it my post is your post supposed to be a comeback for? Silent3 Jan 2014 #326

anecdotal examples of unexplained phenomenon pipoman Jan 2014 #268

Unless we believe that everything has been discovered and is known... kentuck Jan 2014 #296

In other words - 'soul' exists. And off we go to "Intelligent Design". On quantum level, of course! idwiyo Jan 2014 #262

Would it be the first time pipoman Jan 2014 #264

Magical thinking was magical thinking 1000 years ago and remains so now. Nothing ever changes but idwiyo Jan 2014 #266

Fear of what we don't understand is human nature. . pipoman Jan 2014 #269

You mean like fear of dying manifesting itself as a belief in reincarnation? I am not human. :) idwiyo Jan 2014 #271

More like dismissing unexplained phenomenon pipoman Jan 2014 #273

You mean calling it "reincarnation"? Hmmm, maybe it's a "repressed memory syndrome"! idwiyo Jan 2014 #275

did you read the article? G_j Jan 2014 #279

One has to be seriously ... naive to actually read that article without laughing. idwiyo Jan 2014 #303

"Magical thinking" G_j Jan 2014 #270

Sorry, serious conversation stops right where 'reincarnation *science*' starts. idwiyo Jan 2014 #272

... pipoman Jan 2014 #274

That's perfect illustration for magical thinking! Thank you! idwiyo Jan 2014 #276

OK so mama has books on Hollywood in the house intaglio Jan 2014 #288

We aren't supposed to know about our past lives, which is most assuredly believe happens Hestia Jan 2014 #293

This crap is still around? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #297

If man is so smart... kentuck Jan 2014 #299

Well given that scientists have yet to agree exactly what reality is dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #304

Thank you for sharing this article! GreenEyedLefty Jan 2014 #312

Fascinating. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #320

Truly... kentuck Jan 2014 #325

Shades of Bridie Murphy... n/t TygrBright Jan 2014 #327