Ian Stevenson: Founder of the Scientific Investigation of Human Reincarnation

摘要

One may confidently expect that, in years to come, Ian Stevenson will be recognized as one of the most illustrious personalities in the history of Mr. Jefferson's university. He has earned this distinction through laying the foundation for the scientific study of human reincarnation How long it will be before this discipline, as well as the fact of at least occasional human reincarnation, becomes widely accepted with a soundly established methodology, we do not know, but there can be no reasonable doubt that this acceptance will occur, with recognition of Ian Stevenson's seminal role herein. It was he who pioneered virtually all investigative methods in this new science, and, with an unmatched knowledge of the pertinent facts, he identified many of the questions still to be answered.