Comments on: Question of the Week 17 – Reincarnation

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:00:46 +0000

Just a short note .
i am now a 53 year old gent who over the years have had a number of beliefs.
As grown men and woman dont you think its a bit like the santa claus theory about there been a god or our souls go off some where else when we die.
I personally think once weve gone weve gone. done and dusted.
The bible is a guide book for humans ,thats all…..

By: Max

Max — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:31:13 +0000

For me, the concept of reincarnation is more based on the laws of physics rather than the ideals of faith. If I needed to choose which of the above definitions closely fit my thoughts on the subject, it would be definition #1, and even then we would need to twist and warp that definition into a pretzel for it to actually work.

I see it as all a matter of energy transfer and nothing else. It’s been long since established that when someone dies the energy that their body had in it at the time of death dissipates moving out of the body for the most part. The only part of this that is more belief than science to me comes down to which one is the person: a) the body lying there or b) the energy that has left it. I personally think it’s b. Now with that in mind, said energy will be recycled all over the place, investing itself all over the planet (or elsewhere) as the different energy fields of the planet direct it. In that way, the part that was me will be ‘reborn’ / reused, so on a base level, I could be said to have been reborn into another form. I rather like the concept of cosmic recycling in this matter.

Now that said the other side of this mindset is that I hold no thoughts that I will ever come back as me. When Max dies – he’s gone, dissipated to the four winds. It’s much like putting a drop of water into the ocean. Yes, the molecules are still there, but good luck putting that exact drop back together again…

By: JoElle

JoElle — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:28:17 +0000

I find the topic of death and beyond … sensitive. I spent a long time having a strong and solid belief system and that has been shaken. I won’t go into it here.

But I do like the question you pose: why?

A person should be able to explain why they believe certain things and why they don’t believe others.

And should something occur to shake that faith (like in my case), it becomes important to find out why that belief didn’t hold up under test. And be brave enough to keep seeking knowledge.