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I understand the appeal of reincarnation, Reincarnation offers hope to many. If we don't "get it right" in this life, we have another chance the next time around.

Reincarnation also claims to insure justice. We get what we deserve in every life. Reincarnation is connected with the law of karma, which teaches that our good and bad deeds produce good and bad results from lifetime to lifetime. The law of karma is an unbending and impersonal rule of the universe. By working off one's bad karma over many lifetimes, a person can finally escape the process of rebirth and attain enlightenment.

Even those who believe in reincarnation admit that the vast majority of humans do not remember their previous lives. That makes it kind of hard to learn from our past mistakes when we can't remember them. We seem to make the same mistakes over and over again. Given the moral failure rate of human history, do we any have reason to hope that we will get it right in a future lifetime?

According to reincarnation, the innocent do not suffer. All suffering is deserved on the basis of bad karma. The baby born without legs deserved it, as did the woman who was raped. It also supports racism and classism. It was something I did in my former life that made me white and rich. There is no injustice--and no forgiveness. None are innocent, and there is no grace available. This is not good news.

The law of karma is unmerciful, yet the message of Jesus Christ is different. He taught that no one can keep the moral law. The human heart is impure because of wrong attitudes and actions. Wrongdoing is an offense against a loving and absolutely good God. Yet Jesus never spoke of reincarnation as a way out. He spoke of Grace and forgiveness instead,

translate, Why do you think I don't want to know the answers? I am looking for opinions here because there aren't any real answers. No one knows.