Abstract

I briefly argue here that the biological perspective is failing and then go on to sketch out an alternative spiritual or soul-based perspective. The failure of the biological or brain-only perspective on mental disorders is consistent with the encompassing failure of the scientific model of life. There are easy to find unusual behaviors which rebut the modern materialist paradigm. A general problem, though, has unfolded in the failure of the DNA/genetic model of inheritance. Some possible objective support for the pre modern, reincarnation-based understanding of life is considered. The subsequent and main topic herein, though, is the possible psychological import of that vision. Our difficulties including our mental suffering could be significantly a function of our ignorance about deeper matters. The pre modern reincarnation vision appears to offer both objective insights and also a more constructive perspective.