A mother or a daughter ???
2007-01-06 19:11:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think you ment "reincarnation," the belief that people's souls live multiple lives. Incarnation is the belief that a god can take human form.
In the case of reincarnation, there's no way to know who is older, but given that most people cannot transfer their life skills across lives, its best to just accept physical age as the real age.
2007-01-06 19:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by Sammer (Jim W) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One never knows. In some cases, the baby could have been the father's father in a previous incarnation, and the mother could have been her dauther's daughter or perhaps even a sister in a previous lifetime.. All relationships are karmic and exist only to repay "debts." One reincarnates to make amends for previous actions and the new relationship can take any form.
2007-01-06 19:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't believe in "incarnation" however I DO believe in Reincarnation. Incarnation and reincarnation are two different things. When it comes to who is older...ALL souls are the same age...but when in a human body, the father/mother is older.
2007-01-06 19:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Age" only matters while one is incarnate; every new life is a do-over, age wise. And you want to get *really* boggled? Time doesn't exist outside of life, so I could be reincarnating from a life in the 35th century, or go right on to a life in the Middle Ages. Except that since time doesn't exist, the sequence is an illusion.
2007-01-06 21:15:16 · answer #4 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to tell, it depends which one has cycled through more lifetimes. If incarnation is true than where do all these new souls come from, or where were they before. If re-incaration is true than they should be the same age if you look at the theory behind it.
2007-01-06 19:22:46 · answer #5 · answered by kr88ball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents are always older than their kids. ;) But if what you tried to ask is: "who is older: the predecessor (the one who passed) or the successor (the one who was born recently)" THEN the question to you is: what kind of timeline are you dealing with? Or: what do you believe in space-time continuum? If you believe that we live in one single universe (apologize for the triple clarifications here), then perhaps you should de-couple time and age. Time is always there and it is older than "before time." Age, however, is like a "moment," or slice of time, where the beginning (birth) and end (death) is clearly marked by its respective, pre-defined culture or belief.
However, if you believe in multiverse, then your question is no longer relevant. :)
I hope Deepak Chopra read this and can respond better.
2007-01-06 19:40:32 · answer #6 · answered by ymailprototyper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean reincarnation?....not incarnation?
2007-01-06 19:16:17 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they could and probably are the same age. God created them all at the same time!
2007-01-06 19:14:11 · answer #8 · answered by bungyow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋