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Originally posted by LUVBUGZ
I've always wondered about reincarnation. So, is there a set number of souls that just keep getting cycled through. If a baby is born is it a new soul or just one that has been reincarnated?
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I believe that the typical though on reincarnation is that you may or may not come back as human. It's not a given. Thus, if you think about it, there really isn't any reason to create new souls.
Consider the number of animals, insects, humans, etc on the planet. Now give them each a soul. Ouch, I see all you cringing at that one. You don't like your food having a soul. Ok, ignore that, and consider this:
You die. An ant is hatched. An ant is squished. A bird cracks out of the shell. A school bus full of kids plunges into the river, killing all aboard. Not only is this horrible, but it's more newsworthy than if it had been a Greyhound full of elderly. That aside, a spider builds an egg sack...
Anyway, all digs aside, to try and put it logicly, that would work. There are tons of insects and such. Millions of things are born and die every day. You might be one of them. That's my genral understanding of how reincarnation works.
I can see where many will have a problem with this. I mean, not only does your food have a face, it has a soul.
And I'm sure most people would be appalled at the thought of coming back as a slug.
Quzah.