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In reply to the discussion: Searching For The Science Behind Reincarnation [View all]3catwoman3
(29,322 posts)I have long been intrigued by the idea of reincarnation. It doesn't strike me as any more likely or unlikely than the readily accepted ideas of Heaven and Hell for Christians, or Nirvana, or the many, many other ideas. Why not? There is no "proof" of any religious beliefs. One can believe whatever one chooses, and believe it so passionately that they are convinced the belief is true.
None of us knows what is, in terms of what precedes or follows the lives we are currently experiencing. We can only know what we think.
One of the ideas I once came across in a discussion of reincarnation speculated that our spirits my be forever connected to those we love on our present lives, but that the relationships might have been different - your mother in this life may have been your daughter, or even your son, at another time. I find this not only interesting but rather comforting.