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Originally posted by cluckerspud
I am one who does not believe in reincarnation. I'm not saying that there is no evidence of this mystery, but I for one do not subscribe to the idea that somebody was another person in another life. I have read many accounts and heard stories, but I personally believe that these conclusions are misinterpreted or unforgotten dreams. In a sense the brain makes a comprehensive and detailed memory stew. Mmmmmstew.
I am not challenging or declaring that I am right, but what I would like to know is: If you believe the soul drifts from body to body as energy that can not be destroyed, then how do you explain the rise in souls with the rise of the population.
Are souls manufactured? Are souls being spread thin to meet the quota?
Have a nice Sunday. Rain here, hope your day was better.
Originally posted by cluckerspud
Originally posted by Absco
I'm trying to make sense of the "quota".
In 1776 there was an estimated world population of 800 million people.
So that's 800 million souls.
Mid-year 2010 we are at 6,852,472,823 (close to 7 Billion)
Were more souls created to accommodate a bigger population? Or were existing souls skimmed/chopped/cut/slivered to assemble more souls. Lessening the value of the original soul.
Or in layman's terms: Taking a gallon of milk, and making it into quarts so that 4 individuals can be served.
Originally posted by LifeIsEnergy
reply to post by kacou
Yes, I agree we could have a very good calm and insightful conversation about this. But I don't think we are really in disagreement, I now only wonder why you still use these words. If my soul is your soul, as in there is only one 'soul', then at the same time there is no 'soul'. There is only what is, the absolute and indescribable. And so why try to give this a label when it cannot be labeled definitively? Plus, most people do not think of this when they speak of the 'soul', rather they are speaking of a belief in an individual eternal egoic entity, so aren't you only confusing the discussion by attributing what you are saying with the same term that they are using to describe what you are not saying? Or do you seek to redefine this word?
Peace.
Originally posted by Hawking
Thread title is the best song title I've heard in a while and I hope you don't mind me using it
Originally posted by cluckerspud
I am one who does not believe in reincarnation. I'm not saying that there is no evidence of this mystery, but I for one do not subscribe to the idea that somebody was another person in another life. I have read many accounts and heard stories, but I personally believe that these conclusions are misinterpreted or unforgotten dreams. In a sense the brain makes a comprehensive and detailed memory stew. Mmmmmstew.
I am not challenging or declaring that I am right, but what I would like to know is: If you believe the soul drifts from body to body as energy that can not be destroyed, then how do you explain the rise in souls with the rise of the population.
Are souls manufactured? Are souls being spread thin to meet the quota?
Have a nice Sunday. Rain here, hope your day was better.
Originally posted by cluckerspud
In 1776 there was an estimated world population of 800 million people.
So that's 800 million souls.
Mid-year 2010 we are at 6,852,472,823 (close to 7 Billion)
Were more souls created to accommodate a bigger population? Or were existing souls skimmed/chopped/cut/slivered to assemble more souls. Lessening the value of the original soul.