You’ve heard about evolution vs creation, but what about reincarnation vs creation? According to a Barna Poll, a growing minority of people in the West (1 in 5 Americans1) say they believe in reincarnation. Reincarnation is the belief that if we do good, we will come back as a higher life form; but if we do bad, we must come back as a lower life form and work our way up again.
The notion of reincarnation is very appealing to the evolutionist because it is basically the same concept with an added moral: one life can evolve into a higher life form by doing good. Whereas evolution per se lacks morals, reincarnation offers a moral explanation for life. This is one reason why Buddhism is touted by its Western proponents as a ‘religion of reason’.
How should Christians respond to the growing popularity of Buddhism and the associated idea of reincarnation?
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Strong stuff. Wouldn't it be nice for once if someone could come back and prove everything that is said to be true about Reincarnation? Even better if science could prove it one way or the other and document it. Never again need we wonder.
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