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depends who asks, really
obviously, if i *am* older than my present life indicates, any statement as such will acquire disdain and ridicule from those who do not believe in multiple-lives. so i tell those people that i am simultaneously a 115-year-old and a 2-year-old, because closest they will understand.
there are many people in whom i catch a glimpse of their ancient self: a fleeting sensory perception about how/what/when/where/or-why they were, long, long ago. it is no secret to me that psychology calls this delusional thinking! and yet, as it is a sense i have had again and again and again, i am forced into the ever present argument between solipsism (to which i ascribe) and externalism (a word i use to describe the allowance of an external definition to win out over a conflicting internal definition)
some of my friends do not believe there is anything to such sensory-perceptions. others, usually those who claim to have them also, say they do believe there is much more going on here.
certainly, -given the frequency with which i have known who was calling before seeing the caller id, or unexpectedly seen someone after having dreamt of them the night before- there is something more going on here. i used to roll my eyes at this stuff. yet the more i tried to dismiss such coincidences, the more often they occured.
here in the west, we say, "reincarnation? oh, posh! where is there any proof of it?"
and in the east, they say, "reincarnation? well, of course! where is there any proof against it?"
if, hypothetically, i am fully delusional, then psychology will offer some chemical explanations but fail to explain the experiential aspect.
if, hypothetically, i am correct about having lived before (and probably you also), psychology will asses delusion but fail to explain the experiential aspect.
given that psychology will (probably)respond identically to both situations, i'm inclined to wonder about it's merits! see: psychology_is_psycho
so, what do age do i tell people i am, who *do* believe in multi-life? i say, "this time thru, i'm currently 26."
and, for the record, someone did say, quite earnestly, "you must be 15,000 years old." it was not meant as a compliment! it was an insult to my sullen and overly serious nature. it would seem i left my fun-skills on the last planet!
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