# Reincarnation: How Come You Cannot Recall Past Life?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 10, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-how-come-you-cannot-recall-past-life/524407 "2010-01-10T17:57:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-how-come-you-cannot-recall-past-life/524407/1 "2010-01-10T17:57:48Z")

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There have been several cases reported of reincarnation. These reports usually come from India, where the majority religion (Hinduism) accpts reincarnation. What puzzles me: why don’t these people remember details of their previous lives? Does your memory “reset” each time you are reborn?  
In those cases when a past life was recalled, have these recollections ever been tested?

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-how-come-you-cannot-recall-past-life/524407/2 "2010-01-10T18:06:12Z")

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**ralph124c** , this is not a factual question. Please reopen in an appropriate forum such as GD.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator