I had that same logical thought and rather than doubt the info I was provided, I had an epiphany: I believe that souls are time travelers in that we can choose to improv-script our masterclasses at any point in time. I do not believe an already-lived life has to have taken place in the past nor that a yet-to-be-lived life has to take place in the future. I do not believe that the paradoxes of timeline crossing as discussed in science fiction present an issue. Each chosen setting is an alternate reality.

I don't know that I got that exactly right but I do know it's close enough. Rain on me all you want Kat. I know that this is human life 17,043 and that others have lived many more and no amount of human logic nor assumptions based on what scientists think they know will dampen my parade.

PS: if you want to stick with science, the oldest Neanderthal fossils discovered so far are 430,000 years old and an average life span of only 25 years fits that and is not unreasonable. 🤪

PPS: Things have not progressed with Marisa. She's now in hospice at the Karen Ann Quinlan center. The End May Be Near https://marcus17043.medium.com/the-end-may-be-near-d734221a8720