Would you like to be reborn after death? Yes or no

[MewtwoIsAlive]

I dont want to be reborn, at any time.
I understood how this world works, I had enough thanks.

 

[pixie]

Nope

 

[!WILL!]

No, I would like my death to be final.

 

[Darkover]

if it's a good life yes but life is a gamble so no i won't take the chance of having a bad life

 

[Darkmoon Queen]

I don't think so, no.

 

[Sakura94]

Well... sure but only because reincarnation means there is something more to existence. It may mean there is some purpose for me to achieve.

 

[Panna]

Yes of course

 

[PeacefulTonic]

It depends. Can I be reborn into the same life, retain certain memories(especially the ones knowing where I fucked up), and get a complete re-do? If so, then yes. If I can even get another chance and wake up to about 3 months ago, I'd take that as well. Actually, I'd give anything to wake up to 3 months ago. Otherwise, I'll be fine with eternal nothingness

 

[demuic]

Definitely not into this world. Never again. If there was another world without pain and suffering and I could get anything I want, and things were exactly the way I wanted, that would be the only scenario I would be okay with.

 

[Snake of Eden]

No. Rebirth is just a myth. Every human that is born is exclusively unique with its own essence. That essence isnt shared or transported further because there is no need for recycling in the birthing cycle

 

[TheHatedOne]

Definitely no lol.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Only if it's guaranteed that the life I'm reborn into would be perfect.

So no.

 

[NaughtyGirl]

I can't help feeling that most people who answer "no" don't realize what being reborn implies. You probably imagine being reincarnated on Earth, in a time similar to ours, as a human and having experience similar to this one but that's a very narrow view. You could easily be reborn in a society so utopian that for all intents and purposes it would be like heaven from our point of view. To assert that you know enough about the world to know for sure there is no state of existence that could feel good, is rather unreasonable and quite presumptuous. If you believe in as much as the possibility that some people are actually happy, not anxious and depressed and it's not just because they're stupid and or delusional about the nature of life, then answering with resounding "no" seems strange to me.

Perhaps there is a concern regarding the uncertainty but that hasn't been specified.

No. Rebirth is just a myth. Every human that is born is exclusively unique with its own essence. That essence isnt shared or transported further because there is no need for recycling in the birthing cycle

I like your response because I agree that for reincarnation to not be a thing there would have to exist some sort of essence with unique ID that's being erased upon death.

 

[Darkover]

Over 1.9 billion people, or 26.2 percent of the world's population, were living on less than $3.20 per day in 2015. Close to 46 percent of the world's population was living on less than $5.50 a day, As of January 2021 there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide - 59.5 percent of the global population, earths still mostly a shithole and always will be there just aren't enough resources on the planet for everyone to live a 1960 america lifestyle, i wouldn't take the chance of having another terrible horrible life here on earth life is just good to so few of us here.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I can't help feeling that most people who answer "no" don't realize what being reborn implies. You probably imagine being reincarnated on Earth, in a time similar to ours, as a human and having experience similar to this one but that's a very narrow view. You could easily be reborn in a society so utopian that for all intents and purposes it would be like heaven from our point of view. To assert that you know enough about the world to know for sure there is no state of existence that could feel good, is rather unreasonable and quite presumptuous. If you believe in as much as the possibility that some people are actually happy, not anxious and depressed and it's not just because they're stupid and or delusional about the nature of life, then answering with resounding "no" seems strange to me.

Hey, I said I'd go for it if I actually could ensure utopian rebirth.

Knowing my luck, if it's not guaranteed to be perfect though then it will definitely suck so I won't take those odds.

 

[Sakura94]

You could easily be reborn in a society so utopian that for all intents and purposes it would be like heaven from our point of view.

The mind can make a hell of heaven and vice versa.

 

[restforeternity]

Nah, I'll just be some energy recycled into someone else...I'm nothing special.

 

[A_miStake_of_NATURE]

Nah. I'm good with staying dead permanently!!

 

[bed]

no

 

[Mr2005]

Yes but I'll never have it better than I did in this life, I just want to start over in 1986 again. Not come back now as someone else

 

[Darkover]

but I'll never have it better than I did in this life

because you got most of your needs and wants out of life

 

[Mr2005]

because you got most of your needs and wants out of life

That's a laugh. I pissed it down the drain

 

[wanttodie]

Definitely no

 

[Jblack]

Why would I want to come back and repeat this hell.

 

[RudolphTheReindeer]

Absolutely not.

 

[Hemlock]

No way would I want to be reborn in this world.

Definitely not into this world. Never again. If there was another world without pain and suffering and I could get anything I want, and things were exactly the way I wanted, that would be the only scenario I would be okay with.

My thoughts exactly, @demuic .

 

[NaughtyGirl]

Over 1.9 billion people, or 26.2 percent of the world's population, were living on less than $3.20 per day in 2015
Close to 46 percent of the world's population was living on less than $5.50 a day, As of January 2021 there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide - 59.5 percent of the global population,

Without accounting for the costs of living those statistics are fairly meaningless. Especially since happiness is not linearly proportional to the amount of money you have.

earths still mostly a shithole and always will be there just aren't enough resources on the planet for everyone to live a 1960 america lifestyle, i wouldn't take the chance of having another terrible horrible life here on earth life is just good to so few of us here.

Well, most people don't suffer enough to be suicidal. If you ever attempted you're probably within the top 1 or 2% of most unhappy people on the planet. So even limiting the choice to just Earth and current time the chances are very much in your favour.

But that ignores the fact that if reincarnation happens we may as well be reincarnated as literally any conscious creature anywhere in space and perhaps even in time.

 

[Darkover]

Well, most people don't suffer enough to be suicidal

i disagree

How common are mental health problems?

Find out how common mental health problems are in England and Wales, and who is most likely to be affected by them.

www.mind.org.uk

Suicidal thoughts and self-harm aren't mental health diagnoses. But they are related to mental health. Over the course of someone's lifetime [2]:

• 1 in 5 people have suicidal thoughts
• 1 in 14 people self-harm
• 1 in 15 people attempt suicide.

Women are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and make suicide attempts than men [2]. But men are 3 times more likely to take their own life than women [4].

fourteen million people in the uk have suicidal thoughts during their lifetime out of a population of 70 million
Globally, it is estimated that 5.0% of adults suffer from depression

 

[Hemlock]

if reincarnation happens we may as well be reincarnated as literally any conscious creature

I don't know about most other people here, but if I had to be reincarnated into this world, I'd probably not want to be reincarnated as a human.

If I had a choice of which type of animal I'd reincarnate as, it'd probably be one that didn't predate on other animals (so a herbivore) and had no natural predators.

 

[Snake of Eden]

Globally, it is estimated that 5.0% of adults suffer from depression

That sounds like a gross underestimation. Do you trust that?