| Acknowledgments |
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ix |
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| Introduction |
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xi |
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| PART I: WEIGHING THE EVIDENCE |
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One: The Search for Bridey Murphy |
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5 |
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Two: A Very Brief History Lesson |
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13 |
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Three: Evidence for Reincarnation: The Physical Evidence |
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25 |
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Four: Evidence for Reincarnation: The Socio-Psychological Evidence |
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43 |
(12) |
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55 |
(12) |
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Six: The Case Against Reincarnation |
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67 |
(24) |
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Seven: Practical Objections to Reincarnation |
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91 |
(16) |
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Eight: Ethical Religious Objections to Reincarnation |
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107 |
(24) |
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Nine: James the Submarine Man: A Case Study |
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131 |
(22) |
| PART II: THE MECHANICS OF REINCARNATION |
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153 |
(12) |
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Eleven: Defining the Soul |
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165 |
(10) |
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Twelve: Soul versus Personality |
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175 |
(10) |
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Thirteen: How Souls Interact: Old Souls and Soul Mates |
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185 |
(10) |
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195 |
(14) |
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Fifteen: Between Incarnations and Choosing the Next Life |
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209 |
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Sixteen: The Mechanics of Coming into the Flesh |
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229 |
(14) |
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Seventeen: A New Perspective on Karma |
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243 |
(22) |
| Conclusion |
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265 |
(8) |
| APPENDICES |
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Appendix A: Reconsidering the Bridey Murphy Case |
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273 |
(12) |
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Appendix B: The Saga of the USS Shark |
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285 |
(18) |
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Appendix C: Reincarnation in the Bible |
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303 |
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Appendix D: Reincarnationist Beliefs within Gnostic Christianity |
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317 |
(6) |
| Bibliography |
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323 |
(2) |
| Index |
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325 |