Good questions Kenneth!
I will have a go too:
If we reincarnate, how come when we are in our childhood we are stuck with childish attitudes and aspirations, even though if reincarnation were to be true we have grown up many times throughout our souls history?
How come some people seem to be born with extraordinary wisdom and understanding and abilities beyond their years? What makes a Nelson Mandella, a Ghandi, or a Buddha so different from other people? Is it possible to become
that wise in only one lifetime? And what's going on with some of the child prodigies we see? Mozart? Shirley Temple?
Not every child is 'stuck with childish attitudes'. I remember feeling very adult as a little child. I walked and talked very early and remember being very frustrated until I could begin to develop these boring but important skills. Most people, however, are not aware of their past lives, even as children. Most adults have very few memories or inklings of any kind, if any. I don't know why this is. Perhaps it's a function of our western scientific culture, which dismisses these things as some kind of 'fantasy' or is it part of some 'plan' or larger pattern that we're supposed to forget? Why? I don't begin to know the answer to that one.
If we reincarnate, how come every major foreign language seems so unfamalier before we start learning it? This also applies to older varations and dialects of our own langauge.
This is untrue. Some people pick up languages with amazing speed and ease. Others struggle. Nobody really has a scientific explanation as to why this is so. People just describe this sort of thing as 'having a talent for languages' and seem perfectly happy with that explanation. And as the others have said, how come if there's no such thing as reincarnation so many people report being able to pick up a language with very little effort at all and soon are speaking almost like a native? However, most people do not possess this ability. Perhaps they just don't have such a good 'memory' as others, as above, or perhaps they have never spoken that particular language in a past life?
The same could apply to picking up a musical instrument or a sport. People talk about having a 'natural talent' for something. Where might that come from?
How does one explain the total ignorance about the world that a child has, I am still finding things out about adult life and I am 25?
Imagine I got you and popped you into a time machine, and zapped you 100 years into the past or future into an entirely new culture - a Masai in Africa, or Eskimo in Alaska, or something exotic of that nature. How many years would it take for you to 'learn the ropes' of this new and strange world you suddenly found yourself in. Now imagine how it would be if you were also a helpless baby (with no memories). Something to ponder.
If we reincarnate, how come we are so terrified of death, even though if it were to be true there would be no worries, because we have gone through death before.
Not everyone is terrified of death. Everyone has a pretty healthy survival instinct - to keep away from high ledges, run away from fire, jump if you see a truck heading towards you... This is a function of the body and it is a very good thing of course. 'Instincts' of this nature, in my view, could also easily be a product of past life memories too - just as 'talents' might be.
Intellectually some people are afraid of death, mostly I believe because they believe it is 'the end'. That is a frightening thought, of course. However, in other cultures, such as Buddhist and Hindu cultures where reincarnation is accepted as a fact, you will find people in general tend to be more relaxed about the whole thing. Everyone is different of course and a fear of death does not depend solely upon one's religious beliefs.
People who have experienced near death experiences usually report that death is a very pleasant experience and that they no longer fear it. People who have past life memories of dying (and I include myself) also remember it as a pleasant experience... ditto. Most people don't remember and so, naturally, they fear the unknown.
Assuming transgender migration between lifetimes, how come I don't have a feminine sense of fashion, or traditionally feminine attitudes, even though souls are supposed to change gender from time to time?
Most people do have elements of both male and female in their personalities. It is unusual to find an 'ultramasculine' man or an 'ultrafeminine' woman, although, of course they exist as do people who sit perfectly in the middle. Most people fall somewhere or other on the spectrum of gender identity. I am a heterosexual woman, and a mother, who loves to wear makeup, nailpolish and high heels, but also almost always wear pants and have short hair because it's easier when riding my motorbike. Many men despise sport and love cooking! Everyone is different. That's the beauty of it.
If we reincarnate how come we don't have kids who are wiser then their Grandparents or Great-Grandparents?
I think over the past 500 years the human race has come quite a long way up the 'evolution' spectrum. It wasn't long ago that we thought slavery was OK, witch burning was great sport, hanging was a perfectly reasonable punishment for stealing a rabbit from an aristocrat, the list could go on and on and on.
Who says our grandchildren aren't wiser than their great grandparents?
