Who was Ian Stevenson?
Q: Who was Ian Stevenson?
A: Ian Stevenson was a Canadian professor of psychiatry who worked at the University of Virginia in the area of parapsychology.
Q: What did Stevenson believe about reincarnation?
A: Stevenson thought that the idea of reincarnation might help modern medicine better understand aspects of human behavior and development. He saw it as the survival of the personality after death, although he never suggested a physical process by which a personality might survive death.
Q: How long did Stevenson work on his research?
A: Stevenson worked on his research for over 40 years.
Q: How many cases did he investigate?
A: He investigated 3,000 childhood cases that suggested to him the possibility of past lives.
Q: What is Jim B. Tucker's book about?
A: Jim B. Tucker's book Life Before Life (2005) is about Stevenon's research into reincarnation and past lives.
Q: Where did Stevenson conduct his research?
A: Stevenson conducted his research at the University of Virginia in the area of parapsychology.
Q: What type of evidence did he use to support his theories?
A: He used evidence from 3,000 childhood cases that suggested to him the possibility of past lives to support his theories on reincarnation and survival after death.
