>>53252197I think reincarnation is real, even though I don't want it to be, because it would mean that I (we) will suffer for an eternity more; and from where I'm standing there is far more suffering to go around than there is joy, and it's not even close.
The reason why I think it's real is that your consciousness, the instrument you use to experience the universe, has to come from somewhere, and it doesn't have to die when your brain does. If we liken it to some sort of energy, immeasurable by physical instruments, then it may very well get recycled as everything else in the universe does.
But I'd hate if it was the case because, once again, I don't want to just get reincarnated. I don't want all of this to be completely meaningless and inconsequential, our sorrows and turmoils just a result of forces tumbling around, like a rock being eroded over the years. I keep hoping for some God who understands everything and can take care of us, but I don't really have a reason to believe in one.