11-20-2012, 06:33 PM
Why do I get the feeling that you did not really think this one through?
To me, it is quite obvious (after careful consideration of the matter, though) that both those that believe in reincarnation and those that are strictly materialist (or simply subscribe to the one life, then eternal hell/heaven idea) can, at the end of their life, realize that no matter the belief, they did things they should not have done, or did not do things that they should have. The realization that our life in the moment, in the now is what really counts ignores the mere idea of reincarnation.
Even the concept of reincarnation can be faulty when placed outside of the usual box: without linear time, it is not even reincarnation, but more like every life having "similar themes" concurrently running beside the "current" experience, and their connection allows certain energy transfers such as "inspirations", for example.
To me, it is quite obvious (after careful consideration of the matter, though) that both those that believe in reincarnation and those that are strictly materialist (or simply subscribe to the one life, then eternal hell/heaven idea) can, at the end of their life, realize that no matter the belief, they did things they should not have done, or did not do things that they should have. The realization that our life in the moment, in the now is what really counts ignores the mere idea of reincarnation.
Even the concept of reincarnation can be faulty when placed outside of the usual box: without linear time, it is not even reincarnation, but more like every life having "similar themes" concurrently running beside the "current" experience, and their connection allows certain energy transfers such as "inspirations", for example.