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[quote:TheDude99:MV8xNDY4MjE0XzI5NTgzOTAxX0M1QjA4REJC] Hi John, I've read what you've said earlier in this thread about our souls. The thing that saddens me, quite frankly, is that if we retain no memory of anything from lifetime to lifetime and beyond, so our souls can "mature", then it doesn't really matter if our soul exists at all or even continues on. Because we'll have no point of reference and therefore no sense of our soul being "ours" or even a concept of "I". If we have eternal souls but no memory beyond this life, our souls are without a sense of self, and a sense of self and concept of "I" is required to make decisions and register the impact of those decisions on our soul. And a soul that "gets there" would not know who, why, when, or from where it got "there" and wouldn't remember how not to go "back down" the proverbial ladder. Also, if there is no sense of self in the soul, then how do I know that mine is "mine" and won't just go back onto a sort of "grid" like an electric current with no sense of self because it doesn't know who it is or where it is going or why it is even there, only to go power the next life form that needs it, be it a frog, fish, or human. And who dictates that, anyway? I know this may just be the rational part of my brain seeking an explanation, but I've struggled with an answer to this for ages and, while being open to many different ideas and theories, I still find myself with questions about this. I can't help but think that if nothing is retained from lifetime to lifetime, then we may as well not have a soul. Does that makes sense? Thanks again for this thread and all the info you've shared, I am still fascinated and intrigued by it. Hopefully this makes sense and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks again and all the best. [/quote]
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