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tpb772000 OP t1_iu64hd7 wrote

Reply to comment by OpportunitySure9578 in Assuming reincarnation is real, dementia is likely premature reincarnation by tpb772000

I was actually driving and talking to my friend about his aunt who just got dementia. She is Indian and believes in reincarnation and I was trying to be there for her.

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OpportunitySure9578 t1_iu65co5 wrote

It’s a nice thought, no one really knows

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XOundercover t1_iu69u2j wrote

no it's not

im scared, i don'tknow what's going to happen when I die

and the scariest part is that the most likely thing to happen is instand nothing.

not even black. no thoughts. just nothing.

that scares the shit outta me

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pixlplayer t1_iu6d0zy wrote

I find it comforting. Eventually all of this will be over. The concept of heaven is what’s terrifying. Never being able to die, living into infinity? No thanks

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JumpFew6622 t1_iu6m22h wrote

That’s why reincarnation would be the perfect scenario! You live for eternity you just don’t know it! Of course that same logic applies the other way too, you’ll be dead forever but don’t worry because you won’t even know it! Aghhhhh😠

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Rednaxella_ t1_iu6c09n wrote

If there's really nothing after death, you don't need to be scared :D

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trey3rd t1_iu6hd7i wrote

But I want to exist.

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Rednaxella_ t1_iu6hnsj wrote

You can't know that, maybe not existing is better than existing.

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trey3rd t1_iu6i5ab wrote

The fuck I can't. I've already done both. I know that I prefer existence to non existence.

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Rednaxella_ t1_iu6ifrg wrote

How tf you did both?

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trey3rd t1_iu6iuza wrote

Well you see, there was roughly 14 billion years before I was born that I didn't exist. Then I was born and now I do exist.

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Rednaxella_ t1_iu6j02o wrote

Ok, and what do you remember from those 14bil years?

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trey3rd t1_iu6jfn6 wrote

Do you not understand what existence is?

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Rednaxella_ t1_iu6jj5n wrote

Not really, now answer please

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trey3rd t1_iu6k2ej wrote

I'm sorry, you're going to have to go talk to your parents or guardian about life and death and the concepts of existence. It's not a topic that I believe you should learn about from a stranger on the Internet.

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Rednaxella_ t1_iu8nsnk wrote

That was a joke.. But rly, you can't know if it's better to exist because you could not exist and still be "alive" in some energy state or idk. We know actually nothing about how universe works, so perception of these things is usually relative to person. Only death is probably the same for everyone

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who519 t1_iu6i7yd wrote

Alright XO, I have some good news for you, consciousness studies are getting really interesting and their is actually serious inquiries into the possibility of the survival of consciousness post mortem. Look up Bruce Greyson and Sam Parnia as two good starters. There is a ton of woo and fake shit around life after death as well, most of the people peddling this shit are trying to sell books, looking at you Eben Alexander. In the end as pointed out above, none of us know, either way...we aren't dead yet.

Here are some links that may help...

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who519 t1_iu6gltm wrote

Kudos for pointing out nobody really knows. So many on reddit think they have it all figured out, one way or the other. The only certainty in life is uncertainty.

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