If we understand that a person loses, beyond the five senses, the consciousness? One only vegetates and when one dies, all the information in the brain is destroyed.
What would be the human illusionism that makes us believe in spirits, souls, saints and other abstracts that are not only based on DNA and RNA genetics (formed by billions of chemical bases) in the parents, passed on to their children?
2006-10-11 05:29:01 · 13 answers · asked by britotarcisio 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Professor Ian Stevenson, MD, of the University of Virginia has done a lot of field research into the subject. I don't necessarily buy it, but it makes an interesting field of study.
I don't find it any more difficult for rationalists to discuss than theology...
2006-10-11 05:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To understand the science of reincarnation, firstly it must be understood that you are the soul, not the material body.
The material body is simply a biological machine, a very complex machine but it is also an impersonal, external, inferior energy composed of molecules and atomic particles.
The material body is never the same twice, it is constantly changing, in a state of constant flux and perpetual motion.
Within the material body is a subtle or astral body composed of mind, intelligence and ego.
Beneath the subtle body is the eternal, original spiritual body that is eternal, self aware and blissful. The symptom of the real self, which has individual identity is consciousness,
So, in the human form of life, a choice must be made as to whether each individual chooses to perform material or worldly activities, therefore creating a certain type of mentality, which at the time of death will leave the old material body and by nature's direction be awarded with another material form, perfectly suited to the mentality that has been created, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, goodness, passion and ignorance.
However, if the individual is like Parsu, a wise and enlightened person, then that person will seek to purify the subtle body and remove any material contamination of the mind and intelligence, by spiritual activities, when the subtle body is cleansed, then just like a pure pool of water, the individual can perceive their real identity as an eternal spiritual being and can rationally perceive spiritual reality, the source of that reality and the effects of inferior energy in its various forms within any individual who is conditioned by material desires and activities.
To discuss further:-Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari (sda@backtohome.com)
2006-10-11 10:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Vedic Literatures we are not this Body but the Soul.
At death the body loses Consciousness and not the soul. Consciousness is infact the symptom of the soul.
Just because Soul is using this current body to do all activities, does not mean that Soul does not have its own body to do the same. Just like a car driver may be using car to move, but if the car breaks down, the driver can still move. Similarly soul has a way to keep memory too...
But when it takes a new body and starts using that brain for memory, the past memory is not downloaded into that brain. Still it is seen that in Hypnotic state or in subconscious body state or in dreams, this memory may be tapped.
All RNA, DNA is still this body. You have to come to the platform of Soul to discuss reincarnation.
2006-10-11 08:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by Parsu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Koine Greek word for "soul" is Psuche, from which we get our word Psyche. It refers to that conscious part of you made possible by your physical brain.
We all have a soul, and we all have a spirit. The division between where one leaves off and the other begins is not clearly delineated.
If you think that all you are is a bag full of chemicals that function by virtue of them being in correct alignment, you're not thinking clearly.
If that were the case, there wouldn't be the all too numerous cases where all the chemicals are in the right place, but the spirit is gone, therefore the intact bag of chemicals no longer functions.
2006-10-11 05:31:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddhist reincarnation teaches that we are not born with anything from the last life, with one exception. Our attitude when confronted with truth is transformed into a state of mind that we are born into. It does not clash with genetics at all... Human illusionism? Are you really so arrogant that you believe that you understand death? I don't flaunt my beliefs as the absolute truth, for they are just my opinions, as are yours.
“You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?”
- Confucius -
2006-10-11 05:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the thought of rebirth could be understood on the muse of our wisdom of the character of causality. because of the fact in accordance to Buddhism each journey could have previous motives and situations. for this reason, even a single cognitive journey; say an occasion of information or concepts, could have motives and situations. And so, through this technique we are able to track the beginning up-much less continuum to the information . And as quickly as we are waiting to strengthen that form of wisdom of the causal technique than the thought of rebirth develops needless to say on the muse of that form of causal wisdom. In Buddhism there is the concepts you're in particular talking approximately and then the mushy concepts. The concepts you're talking approximately is dependant on the actual physique as you describe and for this reason ends whilst the physique dies and can get replaced via adjustments interior the physique whilst alive.
2016-12-13 06:23:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very easy for us to discuss it as we know it is a ludicrous superstition. Regrettably, those who are brainwashed into believing that a book of religious propaganda is more real and accurate than millenia of scientific study cannot be reasoned with. Regrettably, there are more of them than us.
2006-10-11 23:16:43 · answer #7 · answered by David M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Law Law: the ration-ing of the ration-all-ists.
Unlimited Grace is "above" limited ration-ing.
Higher is obviously "above" Law Law on "high".
Ppl recovering from "high"s speak of "higher" power.
As for your five (God given) "senses",
the exhortation is to "exercise" such:
- if it sounds like Horeb-bull, and
- if it looks kinda Fishy, and
- if it smells kinda Pewy, and
- if it tastes kinda Bitter-sweet, and
- if it feels like Hell when swallowed, then
Perhaps it's limited Law Law of rationalists.
Solomon: "with all thy getting, get understanding".
Noted Result: thy head crowned with "grace" glory.
The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ WITH YOU ALL. AMEN.
2006-10-11 05:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My mind cannot rationalize such a thing.
2006-10-11 05:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How rational was Plato-are any of us smarter than he was?
2006-10-11 05:30:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋