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"3000 Cases of Past Life Memories
A prestigious scholar at the University of Virginia, Dr. Stevenson devoted forty years of his life to the scientific documentation of past life memories of children. He amassed over 3000 cases in his files from all over the world. Many people, including scholars and fellow scientists, agree that these cases offer the best evidence yet for reincarnation.

Dr. Stevenson's cases focus on children who spontaneously (without hypnosis) remember a past life. In each case, he methodically documents the child's statements and behaviors. Then he attempts to identify the deceased person the child remembers being, and verifies the facts of the deceased person's life that match the child's memory. He pays special attention to any birthmarks and birth defects the child may have that match wounds and scars on the deceased (verified by medical records). His strict methods applied so systematically to thousands of cases rule out, one by one, all possible "normal" explanations for the childÕs memories.

Impeccable Credentials
Dr. Stevenson's credentials are impeccable. He is a medical doctor and had many scholarly papers to his credit before he began paranormal research. He is the former head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia and for many years before his retirement at the age of 82, he was Director of the Division of Personality Studies at the University of Virginia."    (For more see http://www.childpastlives.org/library_articles/stevenson.htm)