Reincarnated Fighter Pilot or Fantasy? | James Leininger Case Analysis

[@melanieskeldon6289]

A 22-month-old having a three hour attention span in a museum? That in itself is hard to believe.

[@BlueKungFu]

It is indeed. If he did in fact do that, it would suggest maybe something on the autism spectrum. Obviously I'm not diagnosing anyone, just speculating about what could be happening in a situation like this.

[@Mr22thou]

Yes. I suspect boatloads of projection on the part of the parents.

[@DottieMinerva]

The kid was gonna like planes whether he liked it or not lol

[@jenniferlane9000]

Ikr ..I'm 47 and don't have the attention span

[@djchaiwallah]

@@BlueKungFu Is your first name Todd Miss A Peal?

[@theprotector1234567]

Lucky for his parents he was reincarnated by an American fighter pilot and not a German fighter pilot. Could have been really awkward.

[@bthomson]

But the kid might have been bilingual!

[@Big_Tex]

Yeah how come it’s always like that? It’s never “Daddy I think I might’ve been Adolf Hitler…”

[@jevinday]

hahahahaha imagine if he just started spouting off a bunch of Nazi propaganda. that's funny.

[@TianXiaoMao]

Lol good point.

[@Mr22thou]

Or a kamakazi pilot!

[@thebadguy4702]

Re their "former life", they were always something impressive. i.e. fighter pilot, author, artist, general .... When will we see someone who was the town drunkard in their former life ?

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

Exactly, no one is ever the degenerate gambler or the failed politician, but Every Single Time some gal says she was Cleopatra or Victoria.

[@coldchillin8382]

We do have “weirdos” who think they were animals so there’s that.

[@simonbelmont1]

@@coldchillin8382 humans are animals. We are mammals.

[@ambrr_lily]

Same with "spirit animals". They're always, bears, lions and eagles. Never a stinkbug or a chipmunk.

[@zenawarrior7442]

Exactly. Everyone was a king, or someone so important. Buddhists believe animals do so why was no one a worm? Lol🐓🐛🪲🐞😆

[@davidmenke7552]

Just once, just ONCE, I want to hear Dr. Grande utter the following statement after an exhaustive and detailed summary of a suspicious story like this one: "And now, onto my analysis. I think this story is complete bullshit". With a straight face and all. I'd love that!!!!!!

[@TV-jn4dh]

He doesn't really need to say it outloud to convey that sentiment.

[@bthomson]

Absolutely!🙄

[@addiegraves3]

It would be hilarious to hear Dr. Grande utter those words

[@k.k.9378]

"Can I analyse the case of (person)? No, I cannot." (Video ends)

[@DottieMinerva]

He does it eloquently

[@luckylass5444]

I don’t know that I believe in reincarnation, but as a healthcare professional, specializing in end of life, I have seen some things that make me believe we are much more than our body.

[@saikouyayabarry9665]

Of course we are

[@garmtpug]

No matter what you think you've seen or heard, we are no more than our bodies. When our bodies die, the rest of us does too. Scientifically pretty simple.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

@@Obiamajoyisrmd must suck not being able to handle other people having opinions about things that don’t match your own.

[@garmtpug]

@@Obiamajoyisrmd You've got an MD after your name but seem to think I'm wrong. If you believe reincarnation is a thing, you should not be a doctor! Fake name and title.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

@@Obiamajoyisrmd do you resort to name calling like a 5 year old when you disagree with them too?

[@LullaGvz]

My oldest son learned to talk almost at the same time he learned to walk by himself, so it was really strange to hear him say a lot of things that a kid his age wouldn't normally say. A lot of those things were about another mom he had, and that she was a bad mom, she always treat him badly. I never wanted to get notoriety about that, I don't need any strangers attention, but I believe that he had some memories, things that I can't explain. The most horrifying phrase he once said was " I don't wanna be put in a box again, I was scared and I felt so sad", he was three years old then. Now he is a 8 year old and there's no trace of those memories, I never encouraged it, it was more scary than interesting for me. The memories faded gradually at age 6, and I felt relieved. I believe there's a lot we don't know about to what happens to our energy after death, but I also think that people that exposes their children with those themes are just seeking popularity.

[@eadweard.]

Maybe he just randomly said some stuff as children often do.

[@LullaGvz]

@@eadweard. so you think whole sentences are random? These are your beliefs and I understand that the idea of ​​reincarnation is absurd for many, just as life on other planets seems impossible.

[@soldatheero]

@@LullaGvz It is absurd to them because their belief systems are based of materialism which actually has no proof itself it is just an unproven axiom. Reincarnation is nothing magic or special when you realize the real place of "consciousness" or mind in nature as being fundamental to it and not just the accidental byproduct of brains/nervous systems.

[@IVANHOECHAPUT]

I for one believe in reincarnation. My son was hypnotically regressed when he was 10 years old. He claimed he was a native Americal indian who ran away from a battle with soldiers of the US Cavalry. He was never allowed back into his ribe and died in the desert. I know my son and he would NEVER come up with a story like that! He joined the military and fought bad guys in Afghanistan - maybe to offset running away from a fight in a past life??? There's a lot more to that story, but in short, that's what happened during his past-life regression.

[@TopangaPierce]

@@IVANHOECHAPUT I for one, would love to hear more about your sons story, if he’s willing to talk about it of course

[@overzealouseuthanasiast9731]

Parents: "How could he POSSIBLY have known about those plane details then??" Also Parents: "So we got another family trip for the local historical aviation show planned this weekend..."

[@elgordo687]

Exactly! My parents are city folk, not interested in animals but for some reason they supported my interest in horses in such way that I was a walking pony encyclopedia as a kid & am now a horse professional as an adult & even got a background role on the show 1883.

[@elgordo687]

Kids are sponges, designed to absorb info 😂😂

[@melbournestreetdrummermsd3202]

Thats a direct hit.

[@forrestgreene1139]

@@elgordo687 Yeah, I was an oceanography "expert" as a little kid. Couldn't read enough about it.

[@joedennehy386]

And here is this video he watches incessantly

[@maxcovfefe]

Sure, but it's creepy af when it happens. My youngest brother did this when he was about 3 yrs old. "Remember when we were old?" was how it started, and it ended with him in tears crying about why I didn't remember when "we were old on the porch watching planes take off in the field." It never happened again, and he doesn't remember it now, but I was totally creeped out when it happened.

[@timotheelegrincheux2204]

I fervently hope that reincarnation does not exist. I dread the thought of having to do all this over and over again until I get it right. Once is enough in my assessment.

[@jesussaves7973]

Do not fear It does not. It is not Biblical

[@banditpoon714]

Heres a thought I've had..... What if going into the light is what brings you back? If we are reincarnated 🤷‍♀️ Was just a shower thought I had one day

[@tonygordon7571]

@@jesussaves7973 As if the bible made sense instead...

[@MoonWomanStudios]

FR

[@carla5484]

@@jesussaves7973 Reincarnation actually has been found in some of the gospels that the church decided not to put in the bible. They left out things that they didn't want to promote.

[@Teri313-]

“Or, if the nightmare was about being a bad driver, he would be a reincarnated Ted Kennedy.” LOL That was so monotone and unexpected that I spewed my drink. I love Dr. Grande.

[@oldhick9047]

😂😂😂

[@KoolT]

Lmbo

[@karinpellaers6897]

His very good at that

[@antoniof.7421]

The one before was even better

[@LA-hj2jo]

Best content in KZbin. Thank you Dr. Grande for all your hard work.

[@jessyg17]

Dr. Grande is one of those rare ones who's always an automatic like before I even watch.

[@reneejones7807]

Every time!

[@empath4445]

Same!

[@jaysimoes3705]

Me too. Very reliable and sincere.

[@Andreamom001]

My grandma believed in reincarnation. My dad died nine months before my son was born. She suggested maybe my son was my dad reincarnated. No. Absolutely not.

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast7725]

My family did kind of the same thing when my nephew was born.

[@HeatherHolt]

Oh my how strange. There was a tv show where a son died and they thought the grandson was the reincarnation of him. Riverdale maybe

[@TheCaringNihilist]

We are all one. So he's my dad too. 😆

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

@@TheCaringNihilist 🤣🤣

[@flyingfrog7847]

In a way he is infact reincarnated just as you are. The DNA has been passed forward for thousands of years and "reincarnated" as new generations. It's crazy, but in a way you are just a bag of DNA soup that has been around for so long.

[@karilynn3535]

Children are sponges and some parents go overboard in their obsession over a perceived child's brilliance.

[@Doughboy842]

That's possible as well.

[@soldatheero]

@@Doughboy842 It's also possible he is a reincarnated person.

[@anweshpradhan1842]

@@soldatheero yes but it is an extraordinary claim because of lack of evidence.

[@Warsie]

@@anweshpradhan1842 the wingmen and sister of his past life literaslly think he is the reincarnation.

[@grannygoes7882]

I just signed up with Patreon to support you. I discovered you a couple of months ago when I had Covid. I'm pretty sure I had the Delta variant as I was pretty sick. I'm not only interested in your content as I'm a retired social worker but your voice is so calming that I would listen to your play list over and over. Thanks for the great content and I'm happy you can make your living doing it!!

[@bthomson]

Yes! There is no reason this should not be a full time job! It takes enough work!

[@hyacinth4368]

Your guess about whatever variant it was, is as good as anyone's.

[@sirbader1]

Viruses don't get worse over time, they get more mild. If a virus kills its host before reproducing, then the virus mutates to a milder form to avoid extinction. You watch too much TV.

[@bufordhighwater9872]

One of my battery's platoon sergeants spent a couple of months in a German hospital thinking he was a World War II fighter pilot. Not reincarnation, but still interesting, considering he'd spent most of his career in the Air Defense Artillery.

[@Ronnie86753]

Could be . No one knows really

[@bufordhighwater9872]

@@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim I think it was a US Navy pilot in the Pacific Theater. And it was probably because of TBI, shock, and/or general trauma from the IED that killed his driver and gunner and crippled their interpreter. He did speak German, though that was something he'd learned probably twenty or so years prior to his injuries.

[@bianca-pw2bx]

Always find these analysis videos super interesting. Love your channel Dr. Grande!

[@leeway777]

Dr. Grande, you should have included an essential piece of evidence. James Houston's sister Anna Houston said that the child knows so many things about their childhood that he has no way of knowing.

[@charcoal8]

When I was a kid I used to dream I had fallen in the sea, got caught on something and drowned. My parents told me I'm crazy when I'm asleep. 😂 This is the right response imo.

[@bthomson]

But not very romantic!

[@georgianabebeselea575]

Would be interesting to see an analysis of Dr Brian Weiss, a psychiastrist, who wrote several books about cases of reincarnation.

[@kathleenorourke9326]

or Dr. Jim Tucker, who is part of the research lab at University of Virginia.

[@soldatheero]

not really tbh. this guy is extremely arrogant in his materialism and considers reincarnation to be impossible. He will make up a million unlikely explanations other then reincarnation then pat himself on the back for how logical he thinks he is and how dumb and naive he thinks others are. He is extremely arrogant of philosophy and metaphysics

[@hairlesscat6458]

When I was a kid one of my first phrases was “look a Camaro,” it’s funny cause my parents didn’t immediately think I was a reincarnated chevy engineer. It’s so annoying to read cases like this where it’s obviously bs but people still buy into it.

[@369pendulum]

I'm not overly familiar with this case, but why is it obviously bs? Is it because you don't believe in the possibility of reincarnation or is something about this story in particular?

[@Warsie]

The reincarnated guy literally met the wingmen of his past life and the sister of the guy shot down, and the information provided made them think it was legit. Like he remembered the callsigns of the surviving wingmen,.

[@sudhakar7889]

​@@WarsieIt's legit. Otherwise how would he remember the painting only those siblings knew?

[@suntiki33]

Working in hospice has given me unique perspective on death and thereafter. You’d be rash to believe this life you live right now is all there ever was, or ever will be. Simply because you cannot see love, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You are a unique consciousness, one individual awareness. A piece of the Universe trying to express itself as You. The point is not whether reincarnation is real, but whether you admit there are no tangible limitations to what could exist. :)

[@rElliot09]

This is a hard one to believe for sure. I read the book and it seems over the top. You didn't mention the conversion he had with the sister of the Navy pilot who was KIA. According to the book, the kid knew stuff that he couldn't have known but one has to believe the parents are telling the truth about what actually happened. I am a retired Naval Aviator and carrier pilot. I wanted to fly for as long as I can remember and my parents told me I knew so much about planes and flying when I was little. It is amazing how much a young child can pick up from what they watch and hear.

[@jhoughjr1]

I can say as a kid with a high IQ, adults were amazed at how much I could absorb. It taught me real quick just being my natural self stuck out too much, as I got tired of whatever I was doing being derailed by their amazement at what I saw as nothing. I also used to draw air combat and decorate paper planes and stuff.

[@bthomson]

Interested in whether you went on to anything special?

[@christinehutchins123]

I think its more believable that he was reincarnated than that a 22month old could "pick up" and remember that much information. I really don't think reincarnation is all that far fetched.

[@finallythere100]

@@christinehutchins123 - I'm not convinced either way, but there is a video by Dr. Jim Tucker analyzing and he supports it. He provides different information, It is too easy to cherry pick the content one is presenting in order to build a tidy case one way or another w a little banter. As w the video on Joe Rogan, info present was selective, with some info that does not support the conclusion was left out.

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast7725]

I wrote a thorough criticism of the pitiful case of James Leininger some years ago. My contention was that the parents reinforced in James the notion that he was a reincarnated fighter pilot. They did it for the usual reasons, a book deal and financial gain. Nothing young James imagined was not available through normal little boy culture and watching Black Sheep Squadron. When you analyze specific details of young James's fantasies, they actually do not perfectly correspond to people, places, ships, and events of World War II, Pacific Theater.

[@CL-we8tn]

I agree

[@TV-jn4dh]

The new body had a completely new brain, without any memories ingrained in it, so his memory might've been a bit fuzzy. 🤔

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast7725]

@@TV-jn4dh New body, new brain presents a new problem to the theory of reincarnation. The problem is having no memory of what the new body/brain has never experienced. But even all that aside, everything James said is still explainable in terms of things he experienced in his childhood. Not one event he related is explainable only in terms of must having been reincarnated. Notice I'm not saying reincarnation exist. But the only reason it ever even came up is because the parents jumped over all other explanations to arrive at that conclusion.

[@loganwalters9487]

Yup

[@CL-we8tn]

@@TV-jn4dh reincarnation means remould basically, person brings previous memories, personality, and body functions ie left handed with him/her. Sorry but your comment lends credence to the opinion that it is bs. 😊

[@julieyoung3315]

Good Day, Dr. Grande. Interesting topic. 👌🤣

[@samslost6011]

At the age of 2, my nephew would very clearly describe the motorcycle accident that killed a family friend. He was born 2 months premature. My sister's labor started just a couple of hours after our friend died. I always like to debunk any sort of supernatural incident instead of automatically jumping to that conclusion. I'm not sure what the logical explanation would be for this. I do think there is no earthly reason for him to know the specific details of a tragic death of a man he never met. Even if somebody did tell him about this, which nobody remembers doing, I doubt we would have discussed with a toddler the minute details of his accident.

[@croissantlover1]

yes exactly. There are so many who want to avoid facing the possibility of reincarnation. When I was young I was horrified and fascinated at the same time of WWII and especially Omaha beach was a strong feeling of being part of it and still feel like that today. The thing is, lets look at the concept: If we could tell and even 100% know we were someone from a previous life, it would be risky for the current life. You see, if I 100% knew I was an allied soldier on Omaha beach back in the day, I'd have those very hateful, angry feelings towards Germans and still feel them towards modern day germans. It would create a bad outcome too. Not only that, but if we all knew who we were in a previous life, it would create massive problems for the whole world. I like to think there's a massive amount of stuff we just dont understand with not only ourselves, but the universe. We know the big bang happened. But why? In my opinion, everything's a simulation or a game, and we decided to play this game. We have the concept of a universe too. So we cant rule out that there could be an infinite more of them. Other realities, other universes. Maybe even What-if universes where all the bad things happen but nobody is actually hurt. Again, it opens up so many questions, but thats the whole point in this. It would make it too easy if we knew everything. If people knew for sure there was an afterlife too, there would be many more suicides, and that would likely ruin the whole point of this simulation that we agreed to play.

[@samslost6011]

@@croissantlover1 THIS 💗

[@CookieMaster1St]

Did your nephew know the name of the man that died?

[@ooggabooga9348]

@@croissantlover1 Agree.. I think these are systems that we aren't suppose to find however hints are always there if you really want to see.

[@alinab.1076]

He was just in the room or close by when adults talked about it is all

[@spg4770]

I found this channel pretty recently, but I’ve been binging the crap out of your work. This is my first video watching pretty much right after it was posted. Your work is awesome Dr. Grande!

[@renee1961]

Thank You, Dr. Grande! Always perfect timing, no matter what time!!

[@jbw53191]

I really truly enjoy your clever, dry sense of humor. I laughed out loud at the John Lennon reference as I am a musician as well. Thank you for your work!

[@Utoobeedoo]

I read the book, entitled Soul Survivor a few years ago. There was an event described therein where a reunion of the carrier crew was held, which James and his father attended. One of the crew members, by then quite elderly, asked James if he knew who he was, and astoundingly he gave the man’s correct name. His Dad asked how he knew, and James responded that he recognized the voice. That to me would be hard to explain away.

[@sissykim3975]

Alot of things are left out in the analysis. But thats how it goes here.

[@garmtpug]

The boy could have easily heard someone else call this man by name during the event or the get together afterward. It's not that unique. And of course you've got the boy's father saying this is what happened. I wouldn't believe anything these parents say!

[@Utoobeedoo]

@@garmtpug I hadn't thought of that. But realistically, if one of the guy's old buddies called him by name, it would have likely been just a first, or just a last name. If the boy identified him by both names, that lends more credence to his having recognized the voice.

[@garmtpug]

@@Utoobeedoo Quite possible.

[@DarlaAnne]

The boy also asked his "sister" if she still had a very specific painting done by one of their parents. Indeed, she did have it. That's also a hard thing to explain away. The sister had been fairly skeptical up until then. At some point we need to admit we don't know it all.

[@DeyvsonMoutinhoCaliman]

The boy just like planes and their parents put these ideas in his mind. I remember the movie "Reincarnation", where a boy found a diary of the ex-fiance of a woman that died. He convinced the woman that he was the reincarnation of her dead fiance, making her break up with her actual fiance. In the end the farce came to an end and she realized how she was duped by her own wishful thinking, even going against everyone that said to her she was deluded. The movie ends with her begging her ex-fiance (the alive one) to come back and admitting she was wrong, and the guy accepted because she was humiliating herself and he was also a little depressed with the break up. The movie is amazing, a lot of very creative scenes.

[@HeatherHolt]

Right. There’s always an explanation but some people would prefer to believe in the ridiculous.

[@Big_Tex]

Actually that sounds interesting but I can't find that movie by that name on IMDB (Just a Japanese movie instead). Do you remember any actors in it?

[@hilakummins3104]

@@Big_Tex hi, I saw that absolutely idiotic film with a gullible Nicole Kidman and a scheming Anne Heche who put the plot/scheme together. Not at all believable and worst performance by Kidman I've ever seen. I think it has a one or 2 word title but I blocked it out, try imdb. (There ARE credible books about reincarnation fyi) ✌

[@Avellania]

@@Big_Tex The movie is "Birth".

[@Casinogirl56]

@@hilakummins3104 it was called "Birth" and it was beyond dumb, I agree.

[@calliew311]

The sister of James Houston Jr also had a photo of James in front of a Corsair plane. The kid also knew JHJr had a sister and knew her name.

[@tonyboulos8338]

that’s true

[@julieyoung3315]

Wow! Fascinating. I think you're analysis is Right On. Interestingly enough, my Son was watching Political shows age 5. He told me then he was going to be a Lawyer. He had Extensive knowledge regarding past and present Presidents. At the time I was doing research in the field of Politics, as I had earned a degree in Political Science. Well, my Son graduated High School in three years age 17. Graduated FSU in 3 years age 20, with a degree in Finance. Graduated in 3 years age 23, from Mauer School of Law at IU with a degree in Jurisprudence. When he was little he didn't want to watch cartoons, he'd rather watch Political shows. He came to me in 1st grade and asked me if he could stay up past his curfew 9pm to watch the Presidential Debate!? However, I don't think he was the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln. 👌

[@bthomson]

Smart kid!👩‍🎓

[@rat5077]

How is Abe doing now? Well I hope.

[@JeannetteShoreland]

Your child was a prodigy! Carl Sagan, the American astronomer, also began his lifelong study of the heavens at a very early age.

[@369pendulum]

@EXERAION And outside of that, it's possible to just be ambitious coupled with being really smart. People always look for these extraordinary labels, some people excel because they're just working harder than everyone else.

[@domtekos7761]

This is what happens when a parent allows and supports a child's natural interest and encourages them to pursue it. Too many other parents would crush it and tell their child what he is interested in is boring, question why they wanted to watch it, shame them saying other children their age/or normal children would rather watch cartoons etc etc. So congrats on not being that type of parent to squash their interest and instead let it naturally bloom.

[@toolboxevolution7456]

Didn't know you could get on out there with us like this, Dr. Grande! Had no idea that you had the fortitude to dig into the reeeeeally interesting stuff. I'm impressed. This Choice was a special treat. 🏆 additionally, I appreciated your process for examining the situation. Respect, Sir.

[@bthomson]

Like I said "Something for everyone!"

[@birdworldist]

I've always felt like a reincarnated fighter pilot tbh.

[@jeanoltvedt]

Haven't we all?

[@nativeamericancowboy5028]

@@jeanoltvedt No... I haven’t. People like you and this Psychiatrist guy here think you know about life and death. Non of us have a good grasp on how life and death works. One main reason for this is you haven’t created life yourself, and since you don’t know how to create life you can’t possibly know what it is.

[@nativeamericancowboy5028]

@@jeanoltvedt I have a question for you: Do you know where you came from, or why you are alive today as opposed to being alive 200 years ago?

[@psyberFreq]

@@nativeamericancowboy5028 Should call yourself Turtle Island Anarchist, far more fitting. Let's burn it down :)

[@jevinday]

I've always felt more like a Samurai. when I saw the last samurai I pointed at tom cruise and babbled "me!". it was then my parents realized that I was tom cruise from the last samurai in a past life. his character isn't real but that doesn't matter because I believe!

[@JustAZillennial]

My younger brother has autism, and as a kid, he watched a ton of World War documentaries, movies, and educational videos, but he was able to pay attention to the smallest details in one history movie, such as dates and names, and piece them together to a documentary covering the same topic. My parents could ask him a random question on that subject that none of us knew, such as "Who was the leader of such and such a country during such and such a year?" and he could answer it immediately and accurately, even repeating quotes and phrases, which amazed us all. However, he was able to do that at an even younger age when he was obsessed with firefighters, so the World War obsession was literally just a phase he grew out of as he got older. I even found that if I struggled with difficult Candy Crush levels, he could beat them much easier than I could. My parents went to different people and did research, and it turns out that children with autism are much more focused and pick up details much better than the average person, which means my brother is basically a genius, but his interests never remain on one topic forever. After a couple of years, he loses interest in one, seems to forget all that information he collected from it, and picks up another. Not saying this kid here is autistic, but that's absolutely something to look into.

[@eadweard.]

Very sensible remarks.

[@Justakidthatrantsisapimp]

Just about to finish my daily Dr. Grande binge when I get a new video to chew on.

[@stathamspeacoat]

People are so uncomfortable with the idea that existence is finite and meaningless to the scheme of the universe that they want believe anything that opposes it.

[@chilenapromedioRU]

Reincarnation is a much better alternative than eternal life 😖

[@rhuephus]

@@chilenapromedioRU not much difference ... you'd still wind up living in hell ... repeatedly and forever

[@lturner6256]

You are right. We are biological beings living in a natural world. When we die, that is the end. If people weren't scared, they could accept this reality and perhaps behave better during their short time on Earth.

[@anastasiabeaverhausen8220]

Thank you for another dose of rationality. There's little enough of that on You Tube or elsewhere these days.

[@nebojsag.5871]

FANTASTIC DEBUBKING!!! Keep up the good work doctor!

[@The_Burning_Sensation]

Nobody's ever a reincarnated cargo pilot. Weird.

[@TianXiaoMao]

I think I'm reincarnated cargo.

[@oldhick9047]

@@TianXiaoMao I am a reincarnated brick layer, makes me wonder what I did in my previous life to deserve this, maybe I was congressman.

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast7725]

BINGO! And no New Ager imagines their totem animal to be something like a woodchuck or marabou stork. They always fancy themselves as wolf or tiger people.

[@KattReen]

No one's ever a reincarnated checkout clerk from Claire's either. The ratio of reincarnated Cleopatra's to rando no-name assholes in particular is what seems suspicious to me lol.

[@oldhick9047]

@@vladimirputindreadlockrast7725 Don't forget butterflies and eagles

[@annal7364]

☀️ Well good morning, Favorite Doctor! Hope you have a warm and cozy Saturday! 😘

[@bthomson]

Hi Anna - I see you changed your message. I think you are right no change in appearance! We do watch him closely but he is uniformly himself! Have a great day!

[@annal7364]

@@bthomson Yeah, even though it was a compliment, I decided not to comment on his hair. Some people don't like that.

[@bthomson]

Nice empathy there!

[@annal7364]

@@bthomson haha 😛

[@JimHabash]

When you hear these stories, the peeps always say I was an artist working on the pyramids, or some other fab story. However, to pick a lowly CVE carrier, dying unremarkably, sounds about as realistic as it gets. I've worked nationally in cath labs as an engineer for decades, I've seen miraculous things, and heard things that I believe are true. I've seen people who should be brain dead tell us things about their death, after they should be vegetables at best, come out fine. I believe these people, most of them. We even had a fellow x ray engineer, die from factor 5 clotting, dead 42 minutes, revived completely, tell us things that no one should know. He said he was sent back. I worked with him for a decade before his NDE, and he told me stuff about the other side that would break your reality.

[@mainlinemitch]

Please elaborate and break our realities.....

[@B-NewJersey]

Yes pls do

[@thekmfdmmachine3919]

@@mainlinemitch just do a little research, a lot of info out there if you're willing to sift through it.

[@JimHabash]

@@mainlinemitch One thing he said was when you look at earth, and your life from the perspective of the other side, it's a joke. You're going to laugh at how serious your little schemes and plans are because on earth, you operate from the perspective of an animal, taking care of your needs of self. He said here, we are animahhL, like it was an adjective. You answer to your needs for food, sex, power, ego. He said here we are only a few weeks removed from killing someone for food, if we were starving. Such is the power of the physical condition you exist in. Over there, you don't exist in a corporeal body, you have ultimate knowledge of everything. There is no fear to govern your decisions. He said he tried to think a negative thought on the other side, you couldn't- it just didn't exist there. The love there is all that there is. There is nothing but. He said the other side is reality, this is the dream. He also said that he doesn't care about how he looks, what I think of him, his car, his house, money. They are things of the earth. I said, you're Sr engineer here. You're going to retire in 2 years, your house is probably paid off, your kids all grown and successful, of course you don't care about these things anymore. He said you big dummy, have you not heard anything I told you? Can you take your house and all your stuff, can you shove them up your a$$ and take them with you to the other side? I laughed, and said did they teach you that? He said, no, I thought that one up myself. We both laughed.

[@JimHabash]

@@B-NewJersey see my reply to Mitch above.

[@dianacooper-havlik4115]

Ahhhh Dr Grande…The Voice Of Reason! 🌟

[@rosemaryangela1825]

Ty Dr Grande! I don’t believe in reincarnation, personally. Your humor couldn’t get more dry, & I love it!

[@jesussaves7973]

Good!! There is no reincarnation

[@ea8269]

Dr Grande, congratulations! You hit one million subscribers.

[@LiteralLaw]

Reincarnated Ted Kennedy…LOL!! Death is a mystery, along with heaven, hell, and reincarnation. We all tend to reflect the beliefs of our family…or reject them completely. My grandson’s first word was “triceratops”. We were pretty surprised since he hadn’t said mama or dada yet. He loved dinosaur cartoons, kid movies, etc. We figured it was the first thing he was interested in enough to actually say. He went on to love everything about dinosaurs, had (has) a huge collection of them, and developed a normal vocabulary as well. At no point did we think he may have been a caveman reincarnated. I would rather encourage the interest into a career as a paleontologist working in a museum someday, or teaching science. It would have been a great disservice if we had fashioned one-shouldered leopard skin garments, big clubs and allowed him to go barefoot everywhere. Even if there is reincarnation (🤷🏼‍♀️), let’s focus on making THIS life the best it can be! ☺️❤️

[@djvycious]

Dude, your grandson was a dinosaur in a past life. And dinosaurs knew their Latin names even though they were assigned millions of years after their extinction!!!

[@LiteralLaw]

@@djvycious 😂🦖🦕

[@coweatsman]

Could have been a caveman who knew Latin names before there was a Latin language. :-)

[@MakerInMotion]

Ted Kennedy died when James was 11 years old. That would be...odd.

[@worldpeacepatriot9448]

Since dinosaurs became extinct some 65 millions years ago and homo erectus evolving some 3 million years ago , homo Neanderthals some 600,000 years ago and modern humans some 200,000 years past , it is hardly likely that any of our primitive ancestors would have encountered dinosaurs!

[@karenglenn6707]

We live in an old gold mining town in central Victoria, Australia. None of my family were born in this town but have all ended up here, with a soul connection to this place. Many years ago, when my son was 4, I was driving him to kindergarten and he pointed out a house to me and asked me if I remembered living here, when cars looked very different to the one we had. I laughed at him and told him we had never lived here before but he insisted, saying that was our house. Years later, we discovered that our great great grandfather has been born and died here, and had been a jeweller and watchmaker in a shop in the Main Street, a building that became a real estate agent’s and that I had been in. He had also lived in the house that my young son pointed out. My sister had worked in a doctors surgery that had been a hospital in the old days, not knowing this is where he died. So what my son described was not the life of someone wealthy or famous, and he could never have heard this information from us as we did not know it ourselves. So I believe what my son said, as do the family. The entire family live here now, and I will die here, this is my soul home. Beautiful Castlemaine.

[@rhuephus]

the ghost of your ancestor was visiting your 4 year old ... and told him the stories

[@karenglenn6707]

@@rhuephus very possibly. The love we have for this place is so strong. I lived away for 10 years until having to come back here in 2019 for peace in my soul. Now my life feels right and I feel at peace.

[@oldhick9047]

Lindbergh was not allowed to join the military, you pick the reason. Pro-Nazi, pro-Eugenics, anti Roosevelt, there are others as well. He did however fly P-38 lightning aircraft as a civilian trainer to teach pilots to it's optimize performance. He managed to fly some actual combat missions(against regulations) and I think he shot down a medium Japanese bomber.

[@eadweard.]

Would being pro-eugenics really have disqualified someone from the WW2 military?

[@oldhick9047]

@@eadweard. As far as FDR was concerned.

[@oldhick9047]

@@eadweard. Roosevelt had very hard feelings toward Lindbergh. He had campaigned against Roosevelt. Lindbergh was an isolationist when it came to being involved in WWII. Hed was also a known bigot and Anti-semitic. He kicked captain Schwarzkopf, New Jersey State police and General Schwarzkoph's father, off the kidnapping case and brought in J. Edgar Hoover in. Kidnapping was not a federal offence at that time. He was however a great pilot and an even greater self-promoter. I'm done now, sorry.

[@Free_Will_Awareness_Unit]

Here's the closing paragraph in Jim Tucker's response to Michael Sudduth's "debunking" of the James Leininger case. "Nonetheless, his paper, in its own strange way, represents a significant contribution. Sudduth has demonstrated that the case is so strong that a determined critic can devote endless time and energy trying to debunk it and still not make a dent in it. His accomplishment is marred only by his inability to see what he has done." It's a good read. See: Response to Sudduth’s “James Leininger Case Re-Examined” by Jim B. Tucker

[@maryanna71701]

I love your videos! Thank you for brightening my cold, snowy, Saturday 🥰

[@wedontlikenoneofyou]

Man this weather sucks!!!

[@maryanna71701]

@@wedontlikenoneofyou I’m over the cold 🥶 😆

[@wedontlikenoneofyou]

@@maryanna71701 I'm in Chicago it's crappy over here 😐😐

[@TheSteelCityStorm]

Great Content I really Enjoy these Videos Thank You for the Observations

[@MelodieKate]

No one is ever a reincarnation of a traitor or camel…only queens, pharaoh and fighter pilots!!

[@kina18]

Poor Mary queen of Scots has been reincarnated hundreds of times and often into multiple bodies at the same time.

[@rhuephus]

or a cow somewhere in India

[@bluecollarlit]

A traitor or a camel... Hahaha

[@Peakfreud]

@@marythomas1198 I spoke to a lot of people over a 1000 in my past life. I use to interview, people with B.S stories for a living.

[@soldatheero]

actually most cases are people who died violently

[@emilyslicer2843]

Your criminal psychology videos have been entertaining me for months, and your old statistics videos are getting me though my honours thesis 👌

[@balconoff]

I wanted to be a reincarnated fighter pilot so bad, but it turned out I had to be born that way so I had to settle with being a gas station manager. I know Dr Grande and friends can relate because they wanted to be like a billion things but ended up having to settle with being therapists 😞

[@bthomson]

From the podcast, right?

[@Fountainofyouthstor1]

Congratulations !!! One million followers.

[@Iconoclasher]

I've always thought it comical that with all the millions of Titanic buffs out there they all swear that they were on the ship when it went down. The fact that there was only 2,200 people on the ship that doesn't seem to faze them any. 😃

[@colinmontgomery1956]

I never claimed I was on the ship.

[@Warsie]

souls dont transmate to the next life in full they prolly split apart and salient thimgs stick out more.

[@rejaneoliveira5019]

Good morning Dr. Grande!🤗✨🌨

[@bthomson]

Rejane - If I could be someone else I think I would be Willow the president's new cat! Who would you be?

[@rejaneoliveira5019]

@@bthomson Hahahaha, that’s so funny. Well, that’s a great question but I think I need a moment to think who would that be, I will come to you when I find the answer. However I can share a fantasy of what type of life I would love to have - My biggest fantasy is to live by beach and sell coconuts for a living.🌴☀️🥥🌊😌

[@MsBenchman]

When my son was about 3 years old, he asked me if I remember when I was his sister. He also told us to call him Rick although that wasn’t his name. I still laugh about it.

[@CookieMaster1St]

Did you have a sister that passed away if I may ask?

[@MsBenchman]

@@CookieMaster1St No.

[@CookieMaster1St]

@@MsBenchman Ye weird I guess kids do say some weird stuff sometimes

[@nyreekrikorian]

You were his sister in a past life.

[@lyndahadley2352]

Another very interesting video! This may sound a little cloying but it's true- you are absolutely the best, in terms of teaching, explaining, entertaining, etc. Thank you Dr. Grande and congratulations on your increasing subscriber count!!

[@bthomson]

Children should feel important just to be themselves!

[@cottontails9003]

Spot on, my friend 😜🌷🌸🌹🍀

[@bthomson]

CT - Dr. Grande picks such interesting cases - something for everyone! How are you? 💐

[@cottontails9003]

@@bthomson Thank you , my beautiful friend .Every thing is great, thought this baby, wants to enter the world early. 😀❤💙💚💖

[@aaronjennings8385]

What gets me is the "need to believe" part. People need to believe that their opinions about others' experiences qualify as relevant and informed. Simply stated, the biased nature of this analysis confirms the true Scotsman fallacy. There's no way to adequately prove anything the skeptic isn't willing to accept based on his world views. Fortunately, this reincarnation story is part of a vast, accepted, and ancient Canon spanning thousands of years and many cultures. Further, the question of consciousness is not as yet answered with science, so all statements for or against its survival of physical death are moot. You aren't alone in your skepticism, but, an argument for the "need to believe" seems entirely irrelevant. This case is one of many and stands on its merits.

[@patmullarkey7659]

Well, I can only tell you my experience many, many years ago. My son was 4 years old when he was out playing with neighborhood friends. It was 6 p.m. and I had Peter Jennings on TV news. My son came in and sat down next to me. The Focus on America segment was on Buddhism in America. We were watching and it showed a huge, golden statue of the Buddha in a center in New York. Suddenly my son starts crying and sobbing. He said, "I was nineteen and praying to the Buddha. The Chinese came in and starting shooting us. I ran and was hit in my arm and fell. That's all I remember." I sat there shocked. His speech seemed so adult-like, much less talking about the Chinese and praying to the Buddha. He was sobbing and honestly, I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone. But he was upset and my Mom gene kicked in. I hugged him and told him he was safe now. After awhile he stopped crying, then like nothing had happened, he ran out to play again. I just sat there trying to make sense of the situation. We had an incident when he was 12 in a Chinese restaurant .. .the owners were from China. My son started talking loudly about how the Chinese have treated the Tibetans. I asked him to talk quieter, one of the owners was looking at us. Well, our car was one of three in the parking lot. We left and no car. They had our car towed, said they asked everyone whose car it was. No, we weren't asked and I don't recall them going table to table. I didn't tell him about the Buddha incident before he was a teenager because I didn't want to scare? or confuse him. He doesn't remember it. It was one of the strangest experiences I have ever had. There is a part of me that wishes I asked him questions, but all I wanted to do was comfort him. There's a lot we don't know. I am open-minded, but I don't have an agenda. It is what it is.

[@eadweard.]

This sounds like absolute twaddle.

[@TV-jn4dh]

Did he become fluent in Chinese?

[@barefootincactus]

Thanks for your story. It’s true, there’s a lot we don’t know.

[@Kalua_de_Tulear]

Congratulation with 1 million followers 👏🏻😊

[@pierre6625]

Hello Dr. Grande, I personally don't believe in reincarnation and I agree that many individuals can fall victim to these stories. And I do think the stories told by his parents could have changed from one person to another. I love how you present different cases for us to follow. Looking forward to the next one. Best Regards

[@marthageoffrey237]

Stories like this should be dismissed out of hand as deliberate fabrications.

[@ReesieandLee]

I just watched a documentary about this last night! Excellent video as always 🤍

[@jelsner5077]

I used to believe in reincarnation, but no longer profess to know anything about "the afterlife." Here is an odd story, though: When I was 18-19, I attended a party. An older man walked up to me and asked out of the blue if I felt any affinity to ancient Egypt. Kind of a strange opening line. The friend I was with blurted out that I was (I had very recently just painted hieroglyphics all over my bedroom walls). The man told me that I was a high priest in ancient Egypt and my friend was a slave girl and we had had a scandalous love affair together, thousands of years ago in the past. Then he walked away and I never saw him, again.

[@TianXiaoMao]

Your friend blurted out that you were what?

[@jelsner5077]

@@TianXiaoMao That I was interested in ancient Egypt because of the hieroglyphics I had painted on my bedroom walls. I also had stacks of books on the subject.

[@TV-jn4dh]

Seems legit.

[@jelsner5077]

@@TV-jn4dh Lol

[@livescript4462]

I think I've been watching/listening to you for a year and just noticed all the cactuses :D so awesome. Also thank you for all the work you do. You rock.

[@reneejones7807]

Thank you so much for the observation (slam) on John Lennon. I feel less alone now. ❤️

[@43nostromo]

I like this channel. Great information and Dr. Grande's calming voice is perfect to fall asleep to.

[@cottontails9003]

Good morning Dr Grande. Its easy for parents, who want to think their children are genius. In my opinion, I believe that's what happens here. Thank you Dr Grande. Brilliant analysis and topic.

[@rhuephus]

um ... having a wild imagination is NOT the same as being a genius.

[@soldatheero]

lol too bad that runs the exact opposite of the fact the parents had no interest in reincarnation and did not want to believe it

[@thatJAWNraps]

this is a perfect example of parents wanting their kids to be special and pushing that to the extreme

[@nicklager1666]

What a story. What i must say is that children are very impressionable so it could be that the kid got alot from watching the video so many times. Still very interesting thanks Grande.

[@alexh6767]

How were you able to watch this video in it's entirety when it came out 15 mins ago, you replying 11 mins ago?

[@nicklager1666]

@@alexh6767 I replied to a subject regarding the content before having watched the entire video.

[@bthomson]

Sometimes We can't wait to see what the comments are even before the video!

[@margaretr5701]

@@bthomson yes!

[@marthageoffrey237]

I don't even think that's the case. The parents are just lying monsters, inventing things their son never said.

[@EleniBelle]

Dr Grande, you always have the most well articulated analyses on Yt. It has come to my attention lately that it seems that you are a bit more "chill", I wouldn't call it low energy but I really hope it's because of something positive, for example, you've become more and more comfortable in front of the camera. I hope you're in good spirits as you always lift ours with your work and my fave sarcastic, savage yet polite comments. ❤️

[@EleniBelle]

And don't get me wrong, I love this kind of vibe! So relaxing especially for us who suffer from anxiety

[@davezwick5539]

I've got real problems with, not so much Dr. Grande's conclusions, but how he reaches them. He concludes by talking about how people can invent beliefs in things that are false because they want them to be true. It seems that he may be guilty of the opposite: Believing that things are false because he wants them to be. Most striking in his analysis are the things that he leaves out. He never talks about James Huston's family, specifically the woman James Leininger said had been his sister, who also became convinced of his story. There are many things omitted from Leininger's claims about both Huston's civilian life and his life as a pilot. For instance, the Leiningers claim that their son gave the names of three of his shipmates who had died before Huston. The boy said that they met him when he died. Another account from a pilot who saw Huston's plane get shot down corroborated the specifics of the boy's account. Dr. Grosse also claims that a documentary that was made before Huston was identified had been, "conveniently lost". This appears to be false, as the head of the University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies, Dr. Jim Tucker, says that he watched the video. The University of Virginia has researched children who claim to remember past lives for more than 60 years and has over 2500 case studies on record. The sheer volume of cases itself goes a long way in debunking any hoax theories. Yet this video treats this case as if it were an isolated exception. We all tend to believe what we want to believe. And this can be a real impediment to what we like to call objectivity. Regardless of the truth or falsity of the claims made in this case, it seems that Dr. Grande has failed to turn the critical lense on himself. "'You see what you wanna see and you hear... what you wanna hear.' And with that the rock man fell fast and deeply into sleep." -Harry Nilsson, The Point

[@dayanidhi9391]

Absolutely, the arrogance of this man, and his complete inability to recognise that what he accuses "gullible people who want to believe" of, applies in equal measure to people like him, who want NOT to believe, because accepting what reincarnation would mean, that the materialist brain = mind model, is flawed, is a bitter pill to swallow.

[@alisonwilks302]

Love the side digs !!

[@alexbrighenti7233]

This is actually quite a fascinating case! Author Leslie Kean did a chapter (Surviving Death) on James Leininger who claimed he was the reincarnation of WWII pilot James Huston. There are so many details that the little boy gave his parents that are hard to dismiss away. From telling his mother the difference between a fuel drop tank from a bomb to his father finding out about a CVE carrier ( the Natoma Bay) which is little known about, also personnel which were James's friends who either died (some were pilots who died before James Huston) or were still living. The boy visited the sister of James Huston and he recalled things only she knew about. Most adults don't know their WWII history let alone who the Vice President of the United States is. For a 3 year old to remember all this information is quite extraordinary. From what I recall the boy's memories faded after the age of 6 or 7. He doesn't have much of any recollection's present day. His is not the only case of children experiencing past lives. Leslie has another chapter about a child who claims they were a Hollywood 1930s B movie star. Again, this child knew information that was hard to find even in the Hollywood files from the time. Whether or not we believe in reincarnation, NDEs, OBEs there are some mysteries in life that even science cannot explain away. Another such mysterious topic would be the UFO/UAP subject. For decades it was ridiculed by science, media etc. as tin foil hat people that were nuts. But here we are in 2022 and the UFO/UAP debate is a hot topic! They are real and we don't know where they come from or who is behind them. Leslie Kean also has a 2010 book out on that topic which is perhaps one of the best ever written about that enigmatic topic.

[@nyreekrikorian]

Thank you!! From reading the comments, I was getting discouraged how most people want to easily dismiss without looking at the data. Thanks for being logical and open minded!

[@vilee1877]

Congratulations on your 1M subscribers milestone Dr. Grande! I knew it was gonna happen very soon!🙂

[@emilyhollis4231]

Reincarnation in general can be a romantic and lovely idea, much like the presence of "god" or any of the other higher power entities throughout history. I don't think anyone could ever convince me of either. This young man will hopefully go on to live a fulfilling life and not confuse himself with John Lennon OR Ted Kennedy. 🤭 Thanks for another great analysis, Dr Grande.

[@baneverything5580]

I was chased by John Lennon while on LSD and ran my truck into a muddy ditch going over 60mph.

[@davidcousineau1397]

The joke about a bad driver and Ted Kennedy was hilarious! I was expecting Dale Earnhardt, your example was SO MUCH better!

[@jannajakovich9383]

A woman died in that car that Kennedy drove into that lake.

[@michelelucas3025]

In a day and age of testable scientific knowledge I find it incredulous we even entertain such wishy washy theories based on whimsical ideas. A God or fairy or reincarnation has not been measurable against any scientific experiment... We are human and susceptible to emotional idealogical suggestions..

[@jaysimoes3705]

Well I really want my death to be the end of it. So to me reincarnation or life after death to me is not what I want. At all. Even those stories of people talking about a near Death experience and how love is so great etcetc...To me they are not something I want to experience. I want to be absolutely, 100% dead with no conscious. However when my dad died (in short) my 4 yr old son had knowledge about granddad he could not have had. He knew my dad was ill ( we never told him) he knew where in his body he was sick (we never told him nor did we speak about it). He more than once corrected me when I told him he had a nice dream (No! It was no dream dad. Granddad was here). A year onwards when asked his story is exactly the same, namely that granddad had visited him, came to tell him he loved him and to hug him. Assured him he no longer had any pain and that he was no longer ill. A second time he told the same story he added he was amazed that we did not notice him at all, also not his sister because his sister was sleeping in his room but did not wake up. People I know with NDE's all tell very similar stories. Not wanting to come back, feeling limitless undying love etcetc. How come NDE's are not far more random if they are just dreamlike experiences? So for me, it is not about wihful thinking. I honestly hate the notion there might be something after death and most of all that lifereview, where you see all the things you did and how other felt, is something that seems terrifying. But there are so many well documented examples that are a sign of consciousness without a functioning brain that to me it is hard without better explanations, to deny that such a thing is possible. Or with the research I have seen, likely.

[@dvvidw]

I've wondered about this story for a long time. I really appreciate your examination of the details in this story.

[@amosdoyle]

There are hundreds of stories like this.

[@nyreekrikorian]

If there weren't so many other children with past life memories, I would agree with you. The scientist who interviewed James also interviewed dozens of others with verifiable evidence. It is good to be skeptical but it is also important to examine all the facts and data without already having an opinion and trying to prove your own belief.

[@rastafari8459]

The WW2 pilot's surving sister sent James a painting from her childhood. One her mother had done of her when she was little. This kid strangely knew about it well enough to request it during their meeting without ever being told about it. Some will say it's just coincidence, as if parents painting portraits of their kids is something common. Also the old lady had kept the painting all those years. She wouldn't have given something with such sentimental value to a random kid unless she truly believed there was something special.

[@freemeow]

Great job 👍

[@chilenapromedioRU]

Dr. Grande, could you analize the case of Valentina Orellana Peralta, a 14 year old girl who was shot dead by a LAPD Officer William Jones on December 23, 2021, at a Burlington store? This is my first time asking you to analize an ongoing case, but it's really significant to me as a Chilean, Valentina was a Chilean girl who was visiting her sister with her mother and a bullet struck her while she was in a locker room trying on clothes for the holidays, while officer William Jones shoot a man (who turned out unarmed) named Daniel Elena López, who was attacking a female customer. I saw the body cam footage and even the other police officers told Jones to "slow down". I would really appreciate your input, since here in Chile we don't get too much info and here police get away with murder of children as young as 6 on "lost bullets" cases and no one can question that...

[@stephanieann8115]

Omg this is HORRIBLE!!! I don’t understand how any police department can murder people with “stray bullets” or whatever they choose to call them and it’s just ok. I just looked this up and am even more upset. No wonder we hate the police….prime example people.

[@fuzziemorris886]

Thanks for the insight, and clearing that up. Good job.

[@GarretGrayCamera]

Netflix did an episode on him and one on a kid who claimed he was an obscure film actor from the 40’s. He even met his daughter!

[@sarahspencer1010]

Very good analysis. And as always, love your humor!

[@elco2737]

Fascinating analysis, even if there is a less mystical explanation for the "reincarnation" story. Sometimes it's fun to immerse one's self in the possibility of the unexplainable. I was riveted by the first half of the story, then when hearing the counter evidence for a less "magical thinking" version of the story I had to consider that too. It's still very entertaining to hear stories about the paranormal. Thanks for another really interesting episode, Dr. Grande!

[@aldinaatic9360]

great analysis

[@thedanielstraight]

I think reincarnation can be a hopeful thing for some people. I think it sounds dreadful.... Thank you for looking at this with logic and reason Doctor, I hope you have a good weekend!

[@bthomson]

Yes, like someone else said "exhausting!"

[@markdaniels1730]

I didn't see any logic or reason, just someone looking for any semi-plausible excuse to dismiss the evidence. After all, as you admit, a lot of people don't want reincarnation to be true. It's foolish to think only one side is biased in this debate.

[@DarlaAnne]

I fully believe in it. I HATE that I believe in it because yes it does sound dreadful, but there's just too much compelling information out there to not at least half-expect to have to do this thing again.

[@DarlaAnne]

@@markdaniels1730 Very true. Confirmation bias is a hard thing for many to overcome. We all want to believe our own version of reality.

[@GwenPidgeon]

When the commercials come on, let them play (never click skip ad) and earn the channel revenue as you go to the bathroom or get the mail. It's an easy way to support Dr. Grande as a content creator.

[@ChieRises]

Older memories are weaker(for most people) in detail and accuracy. So imagine a memory from 100 years ago; it would be hard for a person to accurately recall the correct time, date, location that an incident happened. Reincarnation is known through past life memories, the weakest , and most disconnected memories there are. Past lives are inherently harder to prove than experiences that happened yesterday. However, just because something is hard to prove, it does not mean that it did not happen. We know that many times when people experience something (especially a traumatic ordeal), the memory is weak and seems inconsistent due to the person's state of mind as they were experiencing it, which did not allow them to absorb information very well. In his analysis, the intelligent and scientifically-informed Dr Todd points out that the evidence for reincarnation, in this case, is weak. However, it does not mean we should conclude that it did not happen or say the people who say it happened are liars or have bad intentions. In this scenario, there is no evidence given that the boy's family did this for money or fame. Most people do not know the family's financial situation, goals, and desires for fame, yet some people frame them as fame and money-hungry people. Any guesses about the parents' true 'motives' are conjecture, as we do not know their motives. It is okay to conclude with "we do not know if this reincarnation happened as it is hard to verify" and leave it there without formulating negative opinions about the people involved.

[@MsBob575]

Educating and enlightening! Love the research, your presentation style, most of all your analysis/conclusion. It proves the importance of being well grounded and analytical. It's so easy to get fooled and drawn into an exciting/mysterious narrative. Now I know better!!! TY for an important lesson

[@NickvonZ]

I'm not impressed. I AM Napoleon Bonaparte. Top THAT, kid! By the way.... there is a Russian kid who claims to be a reincarnated Martian pilot, named Boriska Kipriyanovich. I'd be very happy to see you do an analysis on him, Doctor. Be sure to wear your waders, as the B.S. has to be MIGHTY deep!

[@Spellfork]

Even less impressed since I am the reincarnation of Darth Vader and Palpatine. I am also a reincarnation of Optimus Prime's brother who was called Evenmorris Optimus Mega Prime

[@rhuephus]

well .. I am GOD .. top that

[@Lougallops]

Great research Dr G! Thanks😉

[@NathanaelMallow]

The law of cause and effect is absolute. If reincarceration... er I mean reincarnation is a fact of life then it must also be governed by a law. And it doesn't matter what the belief, it will not effect the law e.g. A person jumps off a cliff believing they can fly vs A person tripping and falling off a cliff. The effects of the law of gravity are the same regardless of how we approach them. In this presentation the word "super natural" was used to describe reincarnation which demonstrates a belief and not an understand. The reason why this is noted is because it is impossible to answer the question of James with anything other than conjecture based on belief. If Todd knew that reincarnation is a fact of life and knew the laws by which it operated then how would he have approached this question. The fact is Todd doesn't know and has answered this question based on his prejudice. Just a thought...

[@ronaldschneider2349]

I believe you have a well thought out analysis and that you may be absolutely correct. I appreciate your explanation.

[@Veruska75]

How about the Dalai Lama then? Scepticism is good, but so is having an open mind and realizing there is sooooo much we don't know about consciousness.

[@kathrynewhitmore]

As a Nor'Easter makes its way around the East Coast; only stopping long enough to back hand my fellow CT Nutmeggers a plan was formulated. The aforementioned plan was simple... Prepare Potato Soup & Hot Chocolate (both from scratch) cuddle with my husband & our 3 year old son. I anticipated a boring day, so boring I'd likely take a nap when my son naps. Imagine my surprise when I received a notification that a video was uploaded by Dr. Grande right after I finished watching a video uploaded by Mr. Ballen... Dr. Grande providing laughs with his dead pan, straight faced, well executed and perfectly timed sarcasm... Thank You for bringing smile to my face and a few laughs... Dr. Grande may not be the hero people would expect; but he IS the Nor'Easter Hero WE NEED! My man!

[@jonahYouTube]

The idea of having multiple lives defeats the core importance of living. You only get long life, one shot, one chance. That's it.

[@Stumpchunkman226]

Reminiscent of a great philosopher of our time - Eminem.

[@KattReen]

Well, the great(or not so great) thing about meaning and importance on an existential level is that they're highly subjective. The people who believe in reincarnation usually also believe it serves some kind of purpose, so a person that believes in reincarnation is probably not going to consider their life unimportant.

[@conniedetevis2119]

Jonah it’s stated in the Bible that man is to die once and then the judgement so you are correct.

[@kina18]

@@conniedetevis2119 The bible is as much nonsense as reincarnation.

[@PMaillet]

@@kina18 You'll have a long time to live in regret.

[@jeffdanelek2132]

I don't buy it. If James began having these "memories" as early as 22 months, that's far too young to come up with such complex ideas. It is clear that Dr. Grande is a pure materialist who automatically rejects anything outside the venue of empirical science which, of course, is his right. As such, he is as likely to perceive the evidence from that perspective as he accuses the boy and his parents of doing. If one really wants to look more closely into the evidence for reincarnation. I would recommend looking into the works of Dr. Ian Stevenson, a University of Virginia psychologist who studied thousands of cases of past life memories in children for over thirty years. His writings are ubiquitous on the internet.

[@eadweard.]

What silly nonsense. There's no evidence he said anything of the sort at such an early age.