Most definitely an interesting line of thinking to explore. This was one of my favorite topics to engage in years ago when Paul was doing his doctoral studies. We read many books on life after death, near death, reincarnation, the dying process itself. Various cultures have different beliefs surrounding this. One in particular I might suggest is Ian Stevenson's 21 Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation, for those interested in doing more research. Thank you sasha for introducing this to the forum.