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Old 06-15-2001, 03:55 AM
filmyak filmyak is offline
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I have two questions. The first will be in this thread, the second in another. I saw this on a show on the Discovery Channel.

Has anyone heard of the "past life" case of Titu Singh? Here is a link that explains it better than I can:
http://www.psychicjournal.com/990308/990308f1.htm

It's a fascinating story. But I'm a skeptic and want to know if there's any contadicting evidence that a psychic website is holding back?
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Old 06-15-2001, 08:16 AM
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Nothing really to add, just to comment on the fact that websites like this tend to twist the facts around. Unbiased accounts of something are pretty rare when it comes to the new age claims. It depends on who interviews the poor kid, and what kind of suggestive questions the "interviewer" asks.

Interviewer- Hi, Titu is it? Great how have you been
Titu- good, *mumbles* (he is a kid right?)
Interviewer- whats that you say, you feel good? A bit weary of the ol wheel of life eh? How many lifes have you lived?
Titu- Im not sure
Interviewer- Wow, that must be alot (marks down thousands) how were you killed in your last life? Shot mabey, and creamated? Buried with icky worms?
Titu- Uh, I think I was shot, and probably creamated, and my ashes thrown into a river.
Interviewer- Wow, I know a guy like that, he owned a radio, TV, and video shop, is that the guy
Titu- uh, yeah, i think so
Interviewer- (furiously scribbles down how Titu has always known he was this guy)
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Old 06-15-2001, 11:32 AM
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http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/JSCEXP.HTM shows there was an article done on this in the Journal of Scientific Exploration.
JScExp y1989 v3 2 p156 - case suggestive of reincarnation -- Toran (alias "Titu") Singh
If anyone has access to the article, that would probably be most informative.
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Old 06-15-2001, 12:17 PM
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As far as unbiased reporting in a new age magazine, I know that's a problem. What's more disturbing for me is that Discovery Channel did the same thing.

As an avid watcher of that channel, I am aware of their typical approach: build up a remarkable supernatural claim, milk it for all its worth to keep the viewers tuned in, and then after they have half of America convinced they bring in Scientific evidence to refute the claims.

So I was disappointed there was no contradictory evidence of any kind in this show. I do not know who produced the show, as DIscovery does not always produce their own material, so I'm not sure why they skipped past this part.
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