You won't believe who I might be!! Who might you really be!!

[Jayson1]

Taking the concept of reincarnation seriously I just looked up who died the year I was born. Everyone should do this as well and lets us know who you might also be. I was born in 1975. It seems I could be any of these people.

1 Rod Sterling from "Twilight Zone"
2 Moe Howard "Three Stooges"
3William Hartnell "Doctor Who."
4 Larry FIne "Three Stooges"
5 Jimmy Hoffa
6 Ozzie Nelson.

Sterling and Hartnell would explain my interest in Sci-Fi and the stooges would explain my interest in comedy and Hoffa explains my anti-corporation and pro-union views and Ozzie Nelson explains something. Not sure what. I forget if the Nelson's were famous with dark secrets later reveled or the family friendy types from their show which is one old-time show I somehow missed in the 80's except maybe a episode or two.

Jason

 

[Tosk]

Surely those people all died at various dates throughout the year, so I have to wonder...when does the old soul climb inside the new body? Is it when a baby gets born, the day their parents do the nasty, or somewhere in between?

 

[SPCTRE]

it is not a given that you were human in your former life tho, Jayson

 

[Jayson1]

it is not a given that you were human in your former life tho, Jayson

The odds are good that might be true but their is also I am guessing a small chance my listed people might be me when you consider how this all must work. Notice how everyone once was famous or powerful in their theories? While this could be hubris or ego or simply because it's no fun to think of yourself living a boring regular life back then but the other theory is their are only so many old souls. If Heaven,Hell and Purgatory are taking their cut of human souls I am afraid earth is left with whatever is left. We don't have any magical beings representing our interest. The one dude we have is Jesus and not only does he not even live here he is related to the guy who runs Heaven thus we get the Leftovers.
So if you have fewer old souls to work with it means you have to create new souls to function but they are young thus the older souls who have more experience will tend to find themselves with a advantage when it comes to becoming famous. Also it allows them to remember past lives also because of those extra centuries of life lets them figure out our powers. Meanwhile young souls learn the ropes as animals. Animals get upgraded to human and basically you got a chain of command of sorts when it comes to the growth and development of the soul.

Jason

 

[Spot261]

Surely those people all died at various dates throughout the year, so I have to wonder...when does the old soul climb inside the new body? Is it when a baby gets born, the day their parents do the nasty, or somewhere in between?

There's an application process, it can take months

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Died in 1984, year of my birth:

- Walter Bishop, sr. (could explain my fondness for "Fringe")
- Truman Capote (could explain my bad posture)
- Chester Gaylord (could explain my affinity for puns)
- Neil Hamilton* (could explain my tendency to delegate the silliest jobs to a sucker in a funny outfit)
- Alfonso Negro (could explain my affinity for inappropriate humor)
- Johnny Weissmuller (could explain my vocal abilities)
- Marvin Gaye (could explain my attention to the grapevine)
- Bob Clampett (could explain what I do with my socks)
- Andy Kaufman (yeah, of course he's "dead")

*Hamilton actually died on my birthday.

 

[Jayson1]

Died in 1984, year of my birth:

- Walter Bishop, sr. (could explain my fondness for "Fringe")
- Truman Capote (could explain my bad posture)
- Chester Gaylord (could explain my affinity for puns)
- Neil Hamilton* (could explain my tendency to delegate the silliest jobs to a sucker in a funny outfit)
- Alfonso Negro (could explain my affinity for inappropriate humor)
- Johnny Weissmuller (could explain my vocal abilities)
- Marvin Gaye (could explain my attention to the grapevine)
- Bob Clampett (could explain what I do with my socks)
- Andy Kaufman (yeah, of course he's "dead")

*Hamilton actually died on my birthday.

The next trick is once you figure out who you are is to find out who they once were by finding out who died the year they were born.

Jason

 

[BillJ]

Who says the universe would even work this way? Time is a human concept. You could be the reincarnation of someone who hasn't even been born yet from our perspective.

 

[Jayson1]

Who says the universe would even work this way? Time is a human concept. You could be the reincarnation of someone who hasn't even been born yet from our perspective.

Are you telling me I could be both my own mom or dad AND my own son and daughter? Well I know the last two are slim with my inability to get dates but it is still a scary concept. Actually something more surreal. What I am you or from your perspective you are me. I could be your future! Or anyone here could be anyone else here. Also if time is not part of the equation everyone here might just be one person at different stages at his/her life. Also if anyone here is future me could you tell me if I ever get married or even a date?

Jason

 

[BillJ]

The other point, time to an immortal soul would likely be meaningless. We could float around in the ether for a day or thousands of years. We could be the reincarnated soul of Batshit the Crazy, who ruled for 10,000 merleks (six weeks) on WhotheHellCares IX, millions of years ago.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

This is starting to remind me of the creepy ending to Chances Are...

Spoiler: ew

A guy is reincarnated as his own daughter's boyfriend.

 

[Jayson1]

What is "Chances Are?"

Jason

 

[Doom Shepherd]

Odds are you were a faceless nobody, same as now. It's only egomania that makes people imagine they must have been someone famous in a past life.

Someone wise said something along the lines of "Reincarnation is bunk because EVERYBODY finds out they were Cleopatra or Caesar, and nobody ever finds out that they were a shit-shoveling peasant who died at 15 from being run through by a German mercenary in 1635."

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

What is "Chances Are?"

Here you go.

 

[Jayson1]

Here you go.

I guess I shouldn't be shocked it's from the 80's. The 80's had some uncomfortable issues with sex that form my account only worked out okay once. Marty's mom finding him to be sexy. Okay twice with Phoebe Cates and Judge Reinhold in "Fast Times at Ridgemount HIgh" but that only works because he is walked in on thus experiencing the fear and shame of any guy and women when they are doing that, act and the thought of someone seeing it. Or at least that was what I thought that was what people thought. Some of the things you read about nowdays makes you wonder whatever happened to the shame.

Jason

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Marty's mom finding him to be sexy.

At least in that case, she didn't know he was her son.

 

[BillJ]

Odds are you were a faceless nobody, same as now. It's only egomania that makes people imagine they must have been someone famous in a past life.

Someone wise said something along the lines of "Reincarnation is bunk because EVERYBODY finds out they were Cleopatra or Caesar, and nobody ever finds out that they were a shit-shoveling peasant who died at 15 from being run through by a German mercenary in 1635."

I'm no mathematician, but I don't think the math for reincarnation works out, if we are all supposed to be someone from a past life.

As far as who I was in a past life? Probably a caveman, stupidly jerking off where I wasn't supposed to be, before getting eaten by a tiger or bear.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The best reincarnation movie is, of course, Defending Your Life.

 

[Doom Shepherd]

I'm no mathematician, but I don't think the math for reincarnation works out, if we are all supposed to be someone from a past life.

As far as who I was in a past life? Probably a caveman, stupidly jerking off where I wasn't supposed to be, before getting eaten by a tiger or bear.

If past lives are real (doubtful) and vague but emotionally compelling 'semi-memories' point to what they were, then there's a possibility I might have been a soldier/mercenary/fighter in service to a woman with red hair.

Also I probably drowned at least once.

 

[USS Triumphant]

BillJ has the right of it: you might be the reincarnation of someone who isn't born yet. And to make things even more complicated, you might also be the reincarnation of someone from a completely different planet. Who hasn't been born yet.