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added a section regarding claims of reincarnation
Since there is no objective evidence that reincarnation has ever happened or that there even exists a mechanism by which it could happen, belief in reincarnation is based on [[wishful thinking]]. Believers in reincarnation counter that reincarnation has not been disproved to their satisfaction. However, that counterargument has two problems. First, it involves impermissibly [[shifting the burden of proof]]. Second, since doctrines concerning reincarnation tend to be constructed to be un[[falsifiable]], the fact that they have not been disproved to someone's satisfaction proves nothing.
Since there is no objective evidence that reincarnation has ever happened or that there even exists a mechanism by which it could happen, belief in reincarnation is based on [[wishful thinking]]. Believers in reincarnation counter that reincarnation has not been disproved to their satisfaction. However, that counterargument has two problems. First, it involves impermissibly [[shifting the burden of proof]]. Second, since doctrines concerning reincarnation tend to be constructed to be un[[falsifiable]], the fact that they have not been disproved to someone's satisfaction proves nothing.
==Notable claims==
===Barbro Karlén===
[[Barbro Karlén]], a Swedish woman who identifies as the reincarnation of [[Anne Frank]], has claimed that she could recall memories of her alleged past life since the age of two.<ref>[https://exemplore.com/paranormal/The-Reincarnation-Of-Anne-Frank-Barbro-Karlen-The-Amazing-Story-Of-Past-Life-Memories Is Barbro Karlén the Reincarnation of Anne Frank?]</ref> Despite the coincidences perceived to be proof of reincarnation, there has yet to be a scientific confirmation of the legitimacy of the claim.
== See also ==
== See also ==