Thanks Don, that is a great story (I was going to say incredible but it has connotations I didn't mean). I have read a number of the accounts from Ian Stevenson as you probably have as well. I also read last night an explanation from a Hindu philosopher concerning reincarnation and the idea of "flickering consciousness" vs. substance consciousness. He says it is the flickering consciousness that is involved in reincarnation while substance consciousness is the real "me," real identity. Not sure what you think of that. His name is C.T.K. Chari and I found this in the book Great Thinkers on Great Questions.