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Earned it we have...
- May 4, 2022
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Ok- so this one is really for the people out there who believe in reincarnation (as a moral teaching tool mainly.) From a personal perspective, I simply don't know whether I believe reincarnation exists but I have to say- I have a bias against it.
So my question really is this: Is there such a thing as good and bad souls? Are some people more likely to turn out 'evil' because of the soul that lies within them?
What would you do if you found out you had the soul of Hitler for example? Is there anything you could do or endure to make up for all of that wrong?
I always used to have this idea that if reincarnation was real- and if it existed to serve some moral end- to become a better human being. Would you need to live a spotless life to be released and become an angel or something?
Then I thought- maybe life is more like coursework... Maybe you just need to learn a specific lesson or skill in each lifetime- humility maybe or love or brick laying...
I guess there's the final argument that the soul is simply energy- neither good nor bad. But presumably then- it doesn't have a personality or memories? In which case- why do a tiny fraction of people remember their past lives?
Plus, have any of these people ever been anyone REALLY awful- like a serial killer? Perhaps those soles get sent to landfill though (hell) rather than being recycled...
Suppose what I'm trying to say is: if you have a bad soul- is the goal to fight it so that maybe next time around- it's a little cleaner? Do you get extra points for repressing any really awful things you want to do? (Just like to reassure everyone here- I'm not about to confess to being a murderer or anything- I'm honestly fairly average in terms of sin or intent to sin.)
Why do some people remember their past lives? Have they somehow become more enlightened to have that sight? If I can't remember my past lives- does that mean my soul is new? Not sure we're off to a great start in that case...
So my question really is this: Is there such a thing as good and bad souls? Are some people more likely to turn out 'evil' because of the soul that lies within them?
What would you do if you found out you had the soul of Hitler for example? Is there anything you could do or endure to make up for all of that wrong?
I always used to have this idea that if reincarnation was real- and if it existed to serve some moral end- to become a better human being. Would you need to live a spotless life to be released and become an angel or something?
Then I thought- maybe life is more like coursework... Maybe you just need to learn a specific lesson or skill in each lifetime- humility maybe or love or brick laying...
I guess there's the final argument that the soul is simply energy- neither good nor bad. But presumably then- it doesn't have a personality or memories? In which case- why do a tiny fraction of people remember their past lives?
Plus, have any of these people ever been anyone REALLY awful- like a serial killer? Perhaps those soles get sent to landfill though (hell) rather than being recycled...
Suppose what I'm trying to say is: if you have a bad soul- is the goal to fight it so that maybe next time around- it's a little cleaner? Do you get extra points for repressing any really awful things you want to do? (Just like to reassure everyone here- I'm not about to confess to being a murderer or anything- I'm honestly fairly average in terms of sin or intent to sin.)
Why do some people remember their past lives? Have they somehow become more enlightened to have that sight? If I can't remember my past lives- does that mean my soul is new? Not sure we're off to a great start in that case...