Pfft

[Charon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8RO4ziOdJo

So should I tell him he's going to die of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...or will you do the honors?

 

[Alistair]

He’ll be a pothead by the time he’s 14 and baseball won’t interest him any more

 

[Rickrock]

I am on the fence about reincarnation. I think that it may be possible, but am not sure. I have heard of more than one case that was uncanny.

 

[DepravedMuscleFTL]

https://www.bing.com/search?q=what+percentage+of+people+believe+in+reincarnation&form=ANNTH1&refig=1071fe84d8ce462d8d8dc4c9f30a7911&sp=1&qs=NWF&pq=what+percentage+of+people+believe+in+rein&sk=PRES1&sc=1-41&cvid=1071fe84d8ce462d8d8dc4c9f30a7911

According to Wikipedia the percentage of people who believe in reincarnation ranges from 12 to 44% depending on the country being surveyed (in the U.S. it's 20%).

https://www.aarp.org/personal-growth/spirituality-faith/info-2007/life-after-death.html

Twenty-three percent of those responding said they believe in reincarnation—meaning there are a fair number who have an overlapping belief in heaven and a return trip to Earth. The percentage was highest in the Northeast (31 percent), and boomers were most likely to believe in reincarnation.

 

[Araucaria]

First, I think there may be something to reincarnation, but there may be a lot more (or less?) to it than the way it is often conceived. For instance, what does it mean when two living persons claim to be the reincarnation of the same person? Often when you look at things like this, the truth proves to be elusive.

One thing that is concerning is that you have an 8 year old boy becoming famous due to his assertion that he is the reincarnation of Lou Gehrig, with books and movies coming out about him. First, he is being "typecast" in that role at a very young age, and the adults around him are creating this reinforcing environment for that identity. This is likely to eliminate other possibilities for his interests, personality, and character. Second, there is a market for people with an interest in proving the existence of reincarnation and other aspects of the supernatural. The boy is becoming an advocate for a "cause" without realizing it. What's he going to do when there's one side that says he's living proof of reincarnation, and on the other side, there are people telling him to his face that it's a scam? How's he going to cope with talking in front of audiences full of strangers with strong opinions both ways?

 

[Peloso]

One day this kid is going to hate his mother for putting him up to this.

 

[unloadonme]

Little bastard.

 

[Vannie]

I'm already back as Julia Child!

Bon Appetit!

 

[Araucaria]

The publicity around the boy's reincarnation story reminds me of what has happened around children and near-death experiences. There have been books, movies, and much hoopla over some of the children's stories, and people who want to use them to prove that an afterlife or heaven exists to the general public. As they have gotten older, some of these children have recanted their stories, and others said they were so heavily coached by the people around them that they were no longer clear about what they really experienced and what they were told to say happened to them.

 

[Alistair]

I'm already back as Julia Child!

Bon Appetit!

You can’t be. You’re older than Julia Child

 

[EddMarkStarr]

One day this kid is going to hate his mother for putting him up to this.

Yeah, I smell adult interference and these situations lead to trouble as the kid grows up.

 

[cityboy-stl]

This story is over 4 years old. I can't find anything on Google that says what the kid is actually doing and saying now. The only thing I can find is selling the book and the movie. And right next to the Youtube video is the Russian kid who claims he is a reincarnation of a martian........so.