??But I think that in philosophical terms Bartricks and one or two others have done a good job so far. — Apollodorus
The reincarnated Jimi Hendrix would not be born with his ability to play guitar — Fooloso4
What is reincarnated? The Soul. What is the Soul? That which is separate from the body and functions and endures without it - ie, that which is reincarnated. — Banno
There's more to it: You've probably left behind buildings, works of art, heaps of trash, you might have changed the landscape, etc., things that other people and other beings have been and will be affected by. The things you do involve your memories, experiences, desires, intention; at the same time, the things you do affect other people and other beings, so others are indirectly affected by your memories etc.. So that even when you, as a legal entity, cease to exist, your legacy lives on, not just the chemicals that make up your body.When you die, your memories, experiences, desires, intentions - all that stuff - dissolves into nothing. However your energy and substance persist. — Banno
Theoretically, as far as the workings of kamma go, it seems possible that something that one cultivates in one lifetime should come easier the next time around.I do wonder, however, in the case of young musical prodigies, and other kinds of genius kids, whether there’s a sense of past-life recall at wor, or alternatively, tapping into some kind of supra-personal form of intelligence. — Wayfarer
s ill-defined, the definitions being inadequate or incoherent...
I haven't ruled it out either, because it is so unclear what "it" is. — Banno
But there are soul doctrines that have all this figured out.Banno and several others are asking 'what is it that reincarnates'. The argument is that as 'the soul' which is the purported entity that reincarnates, is impossible to define, and impossible to know, then it mitigates against there being any possibility of reincarnation. — Wayfarer
Odd that you say that, given your earlier objections to my points about intelligle and good communication.The basic idea is pretty simple. If you don't understand it, I don't know what would remedy that.
To understand others you have to shift to their point of view. Temporarily adopt their metaphysics. If you can't do that, I suspect that you just don't want to. — frank
Do answer this.It's been pretty simple for thousands of years.
— frank
Well, for the average person it was simple.
— frank
How?? — baker
It's not okay, because we're still left with the issue of how to decide which doctrine is the right one, and with the necessity and urgency of said decision. — baker
The Hare Krishnas come to mind. — baker
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