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I assume you're implying time travel between past-life or future-life experiences. Burr Send a noteboard - 12/04/2011 11:26:19 PM
E.g., reawakened memories. Because I can't think of any other situation in which I'd call whatever is happening reincarnation (rather than merely two unique individuals having similar personalities).

Wait, no, it would have to go beyond even that, because I can easily imagine having someone else's memories implanted in my brain without that other person being me.

For me to accept the soul is reincarnated, the experiences of the other life would have to be so integrated with my own -- making me who I experience myself to be -- that I'd feel responsible for anything done in that past or future life. This would lead to hope and suffering.

Simplified, my "belief" in God is based on three factors: 1) I hope for a great, personal good. 2) I believe a liberal interpretation of the Christian God, should he exist, will best satisfy that hope. 3) I believe that, because of the pragmatic good it does, I ethically should possess such hope.

As such, reincarnation as I've described wouldn't really change my beliefs about God. Rather, it would change the scope of my relationship to him.
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Questions about souls... Antigone - 12/04/2011 03:06:54 AM 2237 Views
Re: Questions about souls... @my - 12/04/2011 03:23:00 AM 1211 Views
All right. Vivien - 12/04/2011 05:50:08 AM 1185 Views
Re: Questions about souls... temeraire - 12/04/2011 06:27:14 AM 1168 Views
It would really depend on the mechanism Isaac - 12/04/2011 06:28:24 AM 1052 Views
You assume we all know, and agree on, what "soul" means. Tim - 12/04/2011 08:42:47 AM 1087 Views
It is what hope, which is a thing with feathers, perches on. Vivien - 12/04/2011 07:32:07 PM 1154 Views
But seriously, what does it do? Aeryn - 12/04/2011 11:01:58 PM 1148 Views
It makes poems pretty. Vivien - 13/04/2011 07:00:03 PM 1172 Views
Re: Yeah, exactly. Gaps - 15/04/2011 02:43:24 AM 1136 Views
Just going off the 'reborn' thing.. MightyYT - 12/04/2011 08:53:28 AM 1069 Views
Hm. nossy - 12/04/2011 03:22:01 PM 1189 Views
Agreed. Joel - 12/04/2011 05:49:11 PM 1037 Views
it wouldn't change much for me, but I'm pretty flexible in my spiritual beliefs LadyLorraine - 12/04/2011 04:23:34 PM 1181 Views
This. *NM* Avendesora - 13/04/2011 04:15:11 PM 623 Views
Re: Questions about souls... Joel - 12/04/2011 05:44:53 PM 1245 Views
What a fantasy. Vivien - 12/04/2011 07:57:38 PM 1101 Views
What happened to two? *NM* Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 08:20:41 PM 627 Views
Thanks, I fixed it. *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 08:29:20 PM 636 Views
Your comments, or mine? Joel - 13/04/2011 01:24:53 AM 1576 Views
You get one guess. Vivien - 13/04/2011 07:09:01 PM 1296 Views
One dismissive answer deserves another. Joel - 24/04/2011 12:54:44 AM 1191 Views
I'm a Christian who is partial to reincarnation, so I do not think much would change. Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 06:21:36 PM 1139 Views
*is disappointed* *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 08:01:05 PM 561 Views
You'd be surprised how frequently I get that from both sides. Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 08:22:24 PM 1120 Views
I bet you do! Vivien - 12/04/2011 08:47:59 PM 1085 Views
Re: I bet you do! Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:02:07 AM 1098 Views
Does it really? Joel - 24/04/2011 01:09:34 AM 1018 Views
OMG! Vivien - 14/04/2011 06:19:50 PM 1110 Views
Go expand his worldview. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 06:56:03 PM 587 Views
I think we are similar in some respects philosophically. everynametaken - 13/04/2011 05:59:38 AM 1072 Views
That's pretty much how I feel. Being a universalist helps in that respect. *NM* Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 06:25:34 AM 632 Views
Who says.... Jeordam - 13/04/2011 07:11:24 PM 1032 Views
So then my question is.... Jeordam - 13/04/2011 07:08:42 PM 1028 Views
Because I believe that Jesus was an incarnation of the λόγος. Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 12:36:36 AM 1059 Views
*heh* Jeordam - 14/04/2011 04:12:32 PM 1174 Views
I think I answered it pretty clearly in my post title. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 06:59:47 PM 642 Views
Actually, you didn't. Jeordam - 15/04/2011 12:12:42 AM 1129 Views
Re: Actually, you didn't. Ghavrel - 24/04/2011 09:04:04 AM 1109 Views
I think that, like a lot of other people responding, I would want and need more information. Tom - 12/04/2011 07:13:14 PM 1058 Views
Speaking of the agnostic/atheist thing Vivien - 12/04/2011 07:40:04 PM 1117 Views
99% that there is no God... LadyLorraine - 12/04/2011 08:08:42 PM 1166 Views
Technically, no, atheists simply lack belief in a God. Ghavrel - 12/04/2011 08:19:15 PM 1100 Views
Whoah there, Stephen - 12/04/2011 08:26:43 PM 1080 Views
Okay, I have to admit I wasn't expecting to get called out on that. Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:03:08 AM 1190 Views
no I think that's just the literal definition... LadyLorraine - 12/04/2011 11:19:18 PM 1021 Views
Isn't that what "technically" would imply? Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:04:42 AM 1217 Views
And that's why I don't quibble with %'s, I just say I'm an atheist *NM* Vivien - 12/04/2011 09:45:31 PM 678 Views
It certainly doesn't mean you can't make conclusions. Tom - 12/04/2011 08:09:41 PM 1185 Views
Re: Campbell: Gaps - 12/04/2011 08:42:09 PM 1173 Views
Self-identification is an interesting point here. Tom - 12/04/2011 09:00:46 PM 1123 Views
Re: Agree Gaps - 12/04/2011 09:22:22 PM 1113 Views
Sadly enough, one of my favorite explanations of religion came from someone discussing a video game. Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:12:23 AM 1125 Views
Re: I'm basically a Magi. I'm going to travel to Brazil and then take over the world. *NM* Gaps - 13/04/2011 04:18:25 AM 678 Views
Either you meant "Magus" or you are a schizophrenic wizard. Both are acceptably awesome. Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 05:37:34 AM 1115 Views
Re: I think it was Jarod Diamond... Gaps - 14/04/2011 03:39:32 AM 1098 Views
You didn't understand the comment. Tom - 14/04/2011 05:22:46 AM 970 Views
Re: Ah, gotcha. I'm not always that bright. *NM* Gaps - 14/04/2011 02:08:03 PM 468 Views
Answers. Vivien - 12/04/2011 09:05:38 PM 1074 Views
That's not a compelling counter-argument for me. Tom - 12/04/2011 11:22:21 PM 1249 Views
Never mind. Aeryn - 12/04/2011 11:34:46 PM 1046 Views
be sure to post if it does happen *NM* random thoughts - 12/04/2011 11:56:17 PM 578 Views
Have you had any vivid dreams that came true? Tom - 13/04/2011 01:16:59 AM 1017 Views
My mom used to have dreams like that, usually about relatives. Joel - 13/04/2011 02:25:45 AM 1210 Views
I can easily believe that. Tom - 13/04/2011 06:14:51 AM 1023 Views
Taking things at face value is usually unwise, but the face value can still be correct. Joel - 24/04/2011 12:11:51 AM 958 Views
Minivans can fit lots of useful stuffs, like furniture. *NM* Aeryn - 13/04/2011 03:47:04 PM 640 Views
So can gas-guzzling SUVs, and full trucks. *NM* Tom - 13/04/2011 05:13:20 PM 591 Views
for that matter, you can fit a surprising amount even in a baby truck! *NM* LadyLorraine - 13/04/2011 06:36:58 PM 573 Views
I'd find it quite comforting ßelals Girl - 12/04/2011 07:40:09 PM 1048 Views
Well, as I said in my census form on Sunday Stephen - 12/04/2011 08:36:05 PM 1207 Views
Pythagoras was a total nut. Vivien - 12/04/2011 10:05:42 PM 1164 Views
True Stephen - 12/04/2011 10:13:43 PM 1056 Views
It would upset my belief in science random thoughts - 12/04/2011 09:39:39 PM 1209 Views
There's so much wrong with that statement. Vivien - 12/04/2011 09:55:45 PM 1185 Views
If science proved there really was an Easter Bunny would it affect your believe in science? *NM* random thoughts - 12/04/2011 10:30:09 PM 684 Views
*is both bored and annoyed* Vivien - 12/04/2011 11:03:10 PM 1076 Views
right. Aeryn - 12/04/2011 11:18:31 PM 1277 Views
and what if science proved that science was false? random thoughts - 12/04/2011 11:48:32 PM 1152 Views
I think that's kind of the point; it can't. Joel - 13/04/2011 01:33:44 AM 1025 Views
Did you read my original post? random thoughts - 13/04/2011 03:13:34 AM 992 Views
I did, yes. Joel - 13/04/2011 03:32:18 AM 1035 Views
Yes it would upset my belief in science, why is that so hard to accept random thoughts - 13/04/2011 01:56:59 PM 1144 Views
Well, if that's all it is, we know that a lot of that broad base is wrong. Joel - 24/04/2011 01:18:05 AM 1274 Views
What's a soul? Aeryn - 12/04/2011 10:51:39 PM 1061 Views
I can only give you my personal take. Joel - 13/04/2011 01:47:39 AM 1190 Views
Actually the reason you don't revive people denied oxygen half an hour is due to chemical processes. Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 04:08:37 AM 1119 Views
True, but even well preserved brains require more than a jump start to resume life. Joel - 23/04/2011 09:20:42 PM 970 Views
so did this guy took a railroad spike through the head random thoughts - 13/04/2011 01:58:52 PM 1206 Views
Nah, he just got someone else's added to him. But now Ruin can influence him. *NM* Ghavrel - 13/04/2011 06:38:31 PM 646 Views
Thanks a lot random thoughts - 13/04/2011 07:02:29 PM 1068 Views
I'm really happy you've read them and got the reference. Phineas Gage, Steel Inquisitor. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2011 12:29:01 AM 567 Views
No. Joel - 23/04/2011 09:15:16 PM 1084 Views
but we know personality can be draticaly altered by physical means random thoughts - 24/04/2011 03:28:36 AM 1396 Views
"We" don't know that; that's the problem. Joel - 24/04/2011 07:02:49 AM 1223 Views
Can one have an identity without memory? *NM* Aeryn - 13/04/2011 03:46:16 PM 609 Views
Sure. Joel - 23/04/2011 08:53:51 PM 913 Views
I assume you're implying time travel between past-life or future-life experiences. Burr - 12/04/2011 11:26:19 PM 1110 Views
Re: My question about souls: who will save your souuuuls? *NM* Gaps - 13/04/2011 04:04:21 AM 609 Views
I would becoming interested in tracing people's souls across time/space Helene - 13/04/2011 04:00:51 PM 1064 Views
Re: I would becoming interested in tracing people's souls across time/space Antigone - 14/04/2011 03:29:55 AM 1142 Views
Sorry :-) Helene - 14/04/2011 10:15:30 AM 1153 Views
Interesting concept.... Jeordam - 13/04/2011 07:28:42 PM 1045 Views
Heh. Loose faith. LadyLorraine - 14/04/2011 02:32:27 AM 1046 Views
It kinda still works though....doesn't it? Jeordam - 14/04/2011 04:14:19 PM 1064 Views
it does work. well in fact! *NM* LadyLorraine - 24/04/2011 03:24:25 AM 588 Views
Oooh... Burr - 14/04/2011 04:31:30 AM 1128 Views
Who says..... Jeordam - 14/04/2011 04:26:31 PM 1182 Views
Wow, thanks for all the responses!! Antigone - 14/04/2011 03:42:38 AM 1188 Views
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