Reincarnation: Is there an advantage for non-believers?

[hogey11]

I would argue that, Tenet.

Jesus spoke in parables because he knew we would be led astray. Through parables, the meaning and context of his teachings could be less twisted, as they dealt with concepts rather than specifics.

In the same way, if we take the specifics away from Christ's story, what do we see? More than anything, what Christ conveyed was that this life was only a track leading to something greater. Jesus ultimately showed us this with his 'resurrection' or return from beyond the veil. That is the greatest teaching of Jesus, even in mainstream Christian thought - this world is a setup for the 'next', whether we call that heaven or something else. What Jesus proved to us was that life existed beyond the grave. He came back.

The church has done a good job of squelching this message, so from that point of view I understand what you are saying. People have been taught to misinterpret the most basic and obvious lessons that Christ gave us. I don't know if the ideas of reincarnation are that much different from 'life after death', but if that is purely what you meant, then I am sorry for misunderstanding you. I just think the 'afterlife' and the concept of reincarnation to overlap a bit... I could also be way further out in left field than I realize too