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Explanation	Ryan	Friday, October 7, 2011
Question: Brother, how would one go about explaining to someone how reincarnation is false in a logical, coherent, and truthful manner? I know reincarnation is a silly idea chiefly because God says so and also because it is both a man-made invention and illogical, but I would like to be better equipped to otherwise explain why.
Question Answered by Dear Ryan: Westerners have a romanticize view of Reincarnation. What many do not realize is that in the economy of reincarnation one can return as a cockroach. That is one reason why Hindus and Buddhists and others will not kill a cockroach — it might be an ancestor! I am always amused at people who believe in reincarnation always seems to be reincarnated from some famous person, or a noble person. The other notion I ponder is that if reincarnation exists and with each incarnation one becomes more enlightened, I would hate to meet that fella 1000s of years ago from whom I was reincarnated. I know how much I am not enlightened; that guy must have been a walking vegetable. You will find a list of many articles on this subject at Catholic Answers. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Brother, how would one go about explaining to someone how reincarnation is false in a logical, coherent, and truthful manner? I know reincarnation is a silly idea chiefly because God says so and also because it is both a man-made invention and illogical, but I would like to be better equipped to otherwise explain why.

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Dear Ryan:

Westerners have a romanticize view of Reincarnation. What many do not realize is that in the economy of reincarnation one can return as a cockroach. That is one reason why Hindus and Buddhists and others will not kill a cockroach — it might be an ancestor!

I am always amused at people who believe in reincarnation always seems to be reincarnated from some famous person, or a noble person.

The other notion I ponder is that if reincarnation exists and with each incarnation one becomes more enlightened, I would hate to meet that fella 1000s of years ago from whom I was reincarnated. I know how much I am not enlightened; that guy must have been a walking vegetable.

You will find a list of many articles on this subject at Catholic Answers.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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