Reincarnation

[DrPizza]

Okay... I've never completely ruled out anything as being impossible in the realm of religions... (while I'm mostly Christian in my beliefs, no particular Christian religion fits my actual beliefs perfectly)

Anyway, under the assumption that reincarnation happens, I would think that some aspects of a former self would be very similar to current aspects... Thus, I hope that a former self thought of this...
And, I should also do this for a future self... just in case:

Why not get a bunch of things that have minimal value now, but that I know will be really valuable collectors items 2 or 3 hundred years from now. Or, 2 or 3 hundred years ago, I hope a former self of myself would have been smart enough to think of this as well.

Now, where would/should I hide stuff such that it's my reincarnated or former self that would be the unique individual to find it?!

I just need to know where to look, and I'll be rich!
I mean... maybe a former self of myself hid 20 or 30 Honus Wagner baseball cards somewhere.


And... Now I need to figure out where other people's former selves hid stuff that their present selves are too stupid to find

 

[Slacker]

I have no idea what happens after we are done here, I dont need to know, I dont want to know.

 

[Caminetto]

If you don't remember a former life what makes you think you will remember where you put those baseball cards?

 

[KillyKillall]

um...er......nevermind..i don't think i can comment about this. sorry.

 

[JoeKing]

Right....

 

[booger711]

wtf?

 

[Jzero]

For some reason I read this and all I could think was:

Bill: How'd it go?
Ted: Bad. Our historical figures are all locked up and my dad won't let them out.
Bill: Can we get your dad's keys?
Ted: Could steal them but he lost them two days ago.
Bill: If only we could go back in time to when he had them and steal them then.
Ted: Well, why can't we?
Bill: Cause we don't got time.
Ted: We could do it after the report.
Bill: Ted, good thinking dude. After the report we'll time travel back to two days ago, steal your dad's keys, and leave them here.
Ted: Where?
Bill: I don't know. How about behind that sign? That way when we get here now, they'll be waiting for us. (bends down and picks up the keys) See?
Ted: Whoa! Yeah! So after the report we can't forget to do this, or else it won't happen. But it did happen! Hey, it was me who stole my dad's keys!

 

[So]

JoeKing WTF is up w/ your Icon? I see a link.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Most excellent Bill & Ted reference, Jzero. :savory_cruller;

The Highlander TV show did something similar to DrPizza's idea one episode, showing how Duncan MacLeod would place deposits in banks and come back a hundred years later as a "descendant" to withdraw the much larger sum.

For reincarnation the best way might be to set up a trust of some kind with a British law firm that's been around for centuries, with instructions to turn over the box 'o stuff or bank account to someone who could answer a set of questions, decode an encrypted message, or provide some other proof.

Unfortunately, no one has been able to prove they have that kind of detailed recollection of a past life (or any credible evidence at all of past life memories) so you'll never get your loot.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: So
JoeKing WTF is up w/ your Icon? I see a link.

? screenshot?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: So
JoeKing WTF is up w/ your Icon? I see a link.

? screenshot?

Weird...sortof gone now. I get a broken image placeholder instead

Beofre it gave an Author Icon

 

[Wahsapa]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: So
JoeKing WTF is up w/ your Icon? I see a link.

? screenshot?

Weird...sortof gone now. I get a broken image placeholder instead

Beofre it gave an Author Icon

anandtechs been screwy the past day i think. yesterday i loaded the forums and there was no color to anything, no background, nothing. it was just a bunch of text everywhere all jumbled up so who knows.


as for the reincarnation thing, no, that probably is never going to happen. however isnt the dali lama based on if they choose the correct childrens toy of the dali lama a thounsand years ago or some such thing. reincanation might be possible but certainly not the way you are thinking(or in a way we can even comprehend) looking into hinduism and budhism, thoes guys were really smart(dare i say smarter then other religions)

 

[BluBelle]

How can you try to incorporate reincarnation into someting so asinine?

 

[PingSpike]

Wouldn't your former self have already thought of this and hidden some crap already. I think you're asking the wrong questions. Perhaps if you threw yourself down a well things would be clearer.