(October 28, 2022 at 11:49 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(October 28, 2022 at 11:43 am)Ahriman Wrote: Buddhists seem to accept the idea of personal death completely, and they still believe in reincarnation. But I see your point. I just hope reincarnation isn't real because if God is the one who decides what your next life will be, that's a scary thought because from all observable evidence, God wants people to suffer. Suffering once (in one lifetime) is bad enough, but then to be reincarnated and suffer in a different form, would be even worse.
If Buddhists accepted the idea of personal death, they wouldn’t believe in reincarnation. These are mutually exclusive positions.
If it’s any consolation to you, rest assured that reincarnation isn’t a thing.
Boru
I was going to disagree with you here, but with some searching, it seems the Buddhist has a wide range of traditions on of what is preserved during reincarnation or rebirth (not necessarily the same thing).
