What are the intervals between death and re-birth?
The theory does not say. The intervals are likely to vary enormously. The Hindus have legends of immediate re-births – a father, for example, being incarnated in the newly born babe the moment after the father’s death on the scaffold. Possibly the intervals may become shorter as time goes on. Thus, suppose that Charlemagne was reincarnated as Napoleon, the interval was a long one. Suppose Benjamin Franklin was reincarnated as Cobbett, the interval was a short one. When an infant dies, it is likely that the interval is shorter still.
