Reincarnation

[Boltlady]

Yes, no, maybe?

Why?

 

[SW48]

Yes. If there is a "soul" then it makes sense.

If no "soul" then no.

 

[NightSwimmer]

Yes, no, maybe?

Why?

Do you think that reincarnation would include coming back in the next life as another animal, rather than only as another human?

 

[Boltlady]

Yes. If there is a "soul" then it makes sense.

If no "soul" then no.

Somehow I think a lot of specific religious folks would disagree with you on that. They would tend to believe that your soul goes where it goes and then stays there.

 

[SW48]

Somehow I think a lot of specific religious folks would disagree with you on that. They would tend to believe that your soul goes where it goes and then stays there.

And they know because?

I was just throwing out a possibility.

 

[crowfoot]

Yes. If there is a "soul" then it makes sense.

If no "soul" then no.

while they believe there is no soul, rebirth rather than reincarnation is accepted in therevadan buddhism

 

[Queen Titania]

Yes, no, maybe?

Why?

Yes - it allows free thought.

 

[NightSwimmer]

Yes - it allows free thought.

Reincarnation allows free thought? Is free thought not allowed in one's first incarnation?

 

[crowfoot]

Reincarnation allows free thought? Is free thought not allowed in one's first incarnation?

when was ones first incarnation?

 

[NightSwimmer]

when was ones first incarnation?

The one just prior to the first reincarnation, I'd guess.

 

[Boltlady]

while they believe there is no soul, rebirth rather than reincarnation is accepted in therevadan buddhism

Uh, reincarnation is a rebirth. For those who believe in a soul, it's the same soul different body.

And they know because?

I was just throwing out a possibility.

Actually, one of the interesting things that I find with so many religions is the fact that people accept things as absolute fact but there's no real way to know.

 

[crowfoot]

Uh, reincarnation is a rebirth. For those who believe in a soul, it's the same soul different body.


Actually, one of the interesting things that I find with so many religions is the fact that people accept things as absolute fact but there's no real way to know.

i suggest you study a bit more therevadan buddhism before you start correcting me. reincarnation requires a soul, rebirth does not

 

[Queen Titania]

Reincarnation allows free thought? Is free thought not allowed in one's first incarnation?

With out reincarnation free thought is caught within a boundry

 

[NightSwimmer]

With out reincarnation free thought is caught within a boundry

What do you mean by that? How did it get caught and what force is holding it captive?

 

[Queen Titania]

What do you mean by that? How did it get caught and what force is holding it captive?

Death is the boundry - reincarnation has only been questioned for the last couple of thousand years - not having reincarnation is fundamentalistic/materialistic

 

[NightSwimmer]

Death is the boundry - reincarnation has only been questioned for the last couple of thousand years - not having reincarnation is fundamentalistic/materialistic

Oh. It's fundamentalistic, huh?

Well then, why not go ahead and have reincarnation then? Does it matter which flavor of reincarnation one chooses to have?

 

[Boltlady]

i suggest you study a bit more therevadan buddhism before you start correcting me. reincarnation requires a soul, rebirth does not

Sorry, not familiar with that. The dictionary on my computer evidently isn't either.

reincarnation |ˌrē-inkärˈnā sh ən|noun the rebirth of a soul in a new body.• a person or animal in whom a particular soul is believed to have been reborn : he is said to be a reincarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.• figurative the newest version or closest match of something from the past : the latest reincarnation of the hippie look.

No biggie, suffice it to say life force. That should cover it.

 

[crowfoot]

Sorry, not familiar with that. The dictionary on my computer evidently isn't either.

reincarnation |ˌrē-inkärˈnā sh ən|noun the rebirth of a soul in a new body.• a person or animal in whom a particular soul is believed to have been reborn : he is said to be a reincarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.• figurative the newest version or closest match of something from the past : the latest reincarnation of the hippie look.

No biggie, suffice it to say life force. That should cover it.

rebirth is a birth resulting from a pre-existing being but there is no enduring soul that transfers from one being to the next.

 

[NightSwimmer]

rebirth is a birth resulting from a pre-existing being but there is no enduring soul that transfers from one being to the next.

Birth would not be possible without a pre-existing being from whom to be born.

 

[crowfoot]

Birth would not be possible without a pre-existing being from whom to be born.

yes but there is no enduring soul that transfers to the next entity.