My Beliefs about reincarnation/evolution

I've put this off for a long time (writing this post); well, technically I already wrote it, but since I lost the writing after formatting my hard drive for about the 100th time (that's not an exaggeration)- I have to recompile my thoughts again. So here goes:

I believe that in the beginning, there were intelligent souls that, for one purpose or another, sought to improve upon their current using the best means possible. Whether or not they always existed, or were a byproduct of "The Big Bang"- speculation gives way to debate, and even speculating on their origin undoubtedly extends beyond our comprehension, leading to confusion. But fortunately I'm relatively unconcerned with the origin of their existence, just as I am relatively unconcerned with the origin of God, if speaking from the perspective that he indeed does exist.

As such, it was decided that life would be the best method by which to gain knowledge, experience, and further all of the areas that were lacking. Thus they created life for this very purpose, and it seems that they were successful. Of all known things in the universe, life is the only thing that demonstrates the true nature of adaptation so intensely. What better training can a person have when is comes to adaptation than life itself?

Some say that the existence of reincarnation is limited to humans, others say it extends to animals. Truth be told, it all depends on the opinions regarding which life is intelligent and which is not. Because we still have not even scratched the surface of this universe; no- not even of the earth- It may well be that all life, even plants and fungi, or viruses (which are not considered alive since they do not possess a nucleus)- may also be included in the reincarnation of souls. But for the time being, this information is irrelevant.

This being the case, it makes perfect sense that we would have no memory of our past lives. If we did, it would interfere with the souls progress in adapting. Just as in algebra to solve the equation, we must isolate the variable- Souls must isolate to adapt. We would become confused, resulting in waste. However, since there have been some reports yielding evidence of reincarnation, it is plausible that exceptions are made, for things such as (for example) a metaphysical imbalance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Cases_Suggestive_of_Reincarnation

There is the dilemma of reconciling the idea of reincarnation with the ever-increasing population, But there are many, if not potentially infinite explanations for this (infinite because our knowledge of the universe is infinitely limited, considering the universe itself is theoretically infinite.) But I will list a few that I find most likely: First we must consider that, especially considering we have no memory of past lives, and thus are essentially separate from the soul from the time we are alive, a soul making use of several lifeforms at once seems like a good idea. In addition, with how vast the universe is, even souls only came into being one per million years per "light-year-sized" area, It would more than compensate for the ever increasing population. Another thing to consider, is that perhaps more "aliens" are dying elsewhere than are born here, and our high birth rate is to make up for it. But again, speculation on this matter is relatively futile.

Although this matter is also of little significance, I will clarify my beliefs on the point of recursion- so as to be consistent. In other words, regarding the question, "At what point does a reincarnation cycle repeat itself?" Although I do not have a definite opinion, I believe it to be the point of fertilization. From this point-of-view, a miscarriage can be seen as the result of a failed "soul-bonding" (lol, get it?- if not, see Fullmetal Alchemist)

Now the relation to evolution: adaptation is the base-form of evolution, so even without visible mutation, we all evolve with each new day. Our evolution is reflect in our personality, talents, skills, etc. Critics of evolution claim that if it exists, the effects would be more evident. But with the millions of years evolution requires, we are lucky to see it at all. But apparently critics continue to ignore what evidence does exist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernumerary_body_part

just 1 year ago, a woman in the UK successfully gave birth to triplets, and these babies came out of 2 vaginae. Now tell me, how is that not evolution? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6199363.stm

But that aside, I believe that evolution, especially in most extreme contexts, exists to mirror the corresponding evolution of the soul, and thus better accommodate it. On that note, my belief regarding the reconciliation of reincarnation with the current birth rate, I believe that as souls adapt, they evolve to higher forms of life- thus, since humans are the highest (known) form of life, I don't believe I with come back as an animal, plant, or any other primitive lifeform, because my soul has already evolved beyond that point.