Looking at history, many of minds have believed in reincarnation. These include, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon Bonaparte, Henry Ford, General George Patton, etc.… All these men had different beliefs why reincarnation existed. Thomas Edison felt that reincarnation gave mankind endless time to figure out an idea or invention. Patton and Napoleon thought that they were great leaders because they had experience of battle from previous lives. Benjamin Franklin thought dying was a waste of time and energy, and that the soul was eternal.

What is the purpose of reincarnation? What is the reason for these partitions that hide our past lives? It is the belief that knowledge is more assimilated when we learn by ourselves, than when it is forced upon us. How easy would it be for God to punish someone after a crime? But would the person learn from this immediate punishment? It would be fear that…