This kind of idea tends to lead to debates on what the self even is: what is "my" consciousness? How would even a hypothetical omniscient determine that my consciousness had been "born" somewhere (and/or somewhen) else? It's a ship of theseus problem: what is the attribute that makes the consciousness "mine"?
This is not to say you're wrong (by any means!). It's just to say that we'd need to have a really long discussion before getting to the part where we discuss plausibility. I actually find the concept of reincarnation fascinating -- especially temporally nonlinear versions, where e.g. a past life might happen in a future year. One's consciousness might read about historical events that it will "later" participate in. Could lead to some interesting fiction if nothing else.
It unfortunately seems to take a while to get to the part that's interesting.
This is not to say you're wrong (by any means!). It's just to say that we'd need to have a really long discussion before getting to the part where we discuss plausibility. I actually find the concept of reincarnation fascinating -- especially temporally nonlinear versions, where e.g. a past life might happen in a future year. One's consciousness might read about historical events that it will "later" participate in. Could lead to some interesting fiction if nothing else.
It unfortunately seems to take a while to get to the part that's interesting.