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Scientists Found a Disturbing Pattern in Reincarnation Stories, and They Can’t Explain Why

A new study uncovered a surprising pattern in alleged reincarnation cases, including a difference involving people who died unexpectedly.

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Reincarnation doesn’t seem like it’s a supernatural phenomenon that’s going to be definitively proven anytime soon with scientific research or study of any kind. But the descriptions in people’s reports of memories of past lives can be studied, and recently were. A study published in Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice that peered into 1,600 stories of reincarnation found a weird recurring pattern in the tales.

Researchers at the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies went through an........

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