16 Apr 07
Originally posted by the dutchmanNo.
hello,
do you believe in reincrnation, that you've had alot of life's before this life and maybe gonna have alot more after this life??
The soul (memory and personality) is just a bunch of chemical reactions held together by the brain, the heart and the lungs.
When one of these three stop, the chemical reactions stop. End of scenario.
And that is it.
16 Apr 07
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Originally posted by shavixmirWhile you may be right, you are speaking in absolutes. Nobody knows what happens when we die. On that subject, no one has the right to speak in absolutes.
No.
The soul (memory and personality) is just a bunch of chemical reactions held together by the brain, the heart and the lungs.
When one of these three stop, the chemical reactions stop. End of scenario.
And that is it.
I, for one, believe that the universe has a few tricks up it's sleeves.
16 Apr 07
Originally posted by Wayne1324I for one seriously doubt the universe has sleeves...
While you may be right, you are speaking in absolutes. Nobody knows what happens when we die. On that subject, no one has the right to speak in absolutes.
I, for one, believe that the universe has a few tricks up it's sleeves.
😉
16 Apr 07
Originally posted by Jay JoosI can't speak for Rwinget, but my answer would've been (is) the same as his. For me reincarnation fits into the same categories as God, Faeries, Ghosts, and other superstitious and supernatural events and phenomena.
Care to explain why not?
I choose not to believe in any of these things, including reincarnation, for two reasons: 1. no one has ever been able to convincingly describe a mechanism for reincarnation, and 2. it goes against my whole view of the way the world works in a natural (rather than supernatural) way.
Of course, I understand the argument that goes that just because we don't have an explanation doesn't mean something doesn't exist - I've used that one myself in these forums.
But, in reality, it's my second reason that has most importance for me. My worldview is based upon this notion - that the world is understandable in a rational and natural way, and that supernatural events and phenomena do not exist and do not occur.
16 Apr 07
Originally posted by amannionYou must have an awful small, box like view of the universe.
My worldview is based upon this notion - that the world is understandable in a rational and natural way, and that supernatural events and phenomena do not exist and do not occur.
17 Apr 07
Originally posted by Wayne1324Not at all. Discounting faeries and ghosts and gods leaves a hell of a lot of room for the things that actually do exist - stars, galaxies, planets, life, energy, matter.
You must have an awful small, box like view of the universe.
The diversity of stuff in the universe is astounding and constantly amazes me.
In fact, it surprises me that anyone feels the need to invent magical stuff when there's a whole heap of real stuff that is just as exciting around us.
