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someone said this about buddhism and i thought it was an interesting point so here: chew on it.

"On the topic of reincarnation, It is important to understand exactly what is meant. There is no soul, or entity, or personality that is transmitted(as is the case in most other religions), instead, what is reborn, is the effect of the previous cause. The simplest way to view this is in terms of a fruit tree. You can plant a tree, and it will grow fruit, but then someone may steal the fruit. You may not have planted the fruit themselves, but their existance was dependant upon the planting of the tree, thus the fruit were stolen from you....Hope that makes sense..."

2003-08-13 | 5:32 p.m.
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