This is a weird question. Just because someone believes in reincarnation it does not mean they can remember past lives. I myself have no idea what to believe.
Matter cannot be created or destroyed. Everyone and everything is made up of matter. This = we have always and will always exist, and we are connected to everything else that has ever or will ever exist. Where our consciousness comes from I have no idea (and this is a constant bafflement to me) but if everything else in the world exists forever, so must our consciousness.
That was too serious of a paragraph, so I'll try and explain something hilarious that Dan told me relating to reincarnation.
They were watching stand up comedy and this guy was saying how India having nuclear weapons is horrible because you are giving the power to destroy the world to a country that believes in reincarnation.
"Go ahead, press the button, I want to see what happens."
"I'm going to be a goose." (Hearing Dan say this with an Indian accent is what makes it beyond hilarious.)
"I can't do it, I'm too chicken."
"Well, you'll never be a chicken with that kind of attitude!"
In other news, I HAVE TO FINISH THIS ESSAY ON BEOWULF AND I HAVE TO WRITE A SHORT STORY AND I HAVE TO ANSWER FORTY QUESTIONS AND FIFTY ONE DEFINITIONS FOR HISTORY AND I HAVE A MATH MIDTERM ON THINGS I ABSOLUTELY DON'T UNDERSTAND ON WEDNESDAY.
AND IT'S MILLIE IN TEN DAYS AND I AM
NOT GETTING SICK, I AM
NOT GETTING SICK, AND I HAVE REHEARSAL AND DANCE TOMORROW SO I WILL HAVE NO TIME TO STUDY FOR MATH WHILE ALSO DOING HISTORY.
AND I STILL HAVE TO APPLY FOR ENGLISH BY CORRESPONDENCE IF I WANT TO GRADUATE AT ALL.
AAAAAH.