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Question: Do you believe in God and
Question: Does God exist? To me, those are two completely different things
Michael Moore3 said:Imagine a moment where you’re facing your own end, fully aware of the finality of it all—everything you’ve built, everything you’ve owned, and the entirety of your physical existence on this planet...
And then, with that heavy realization, you’re asked a single question: Would you choose to return to an Earth like this one? You’d start over as a completely different person, free from the baggage and anxieties of your previous life, beginning from scratch with the absolute freedom to design a life exactly how you want it. The only thing that carries over is your core essence, the fundamental "you." Would you actually opt back into a material existence like ours?"
So, would you take that deal? Yes or no, and what’s the reasoning behind it? 🙂
YES—actually, I had to go back and re-read that more carefully. My bad. But honestly, the thing that keeps tripping me up about this whole concept is... isn't the very thing that makes us *us* actually tied to the path we've walked? Isn't our lived experience a fundamental part of our soul's essence? If we believe that karma is the direct result of our actions, then surely the journey itself—every high and low—is what shapes who we are meant to be.
So, if I’m remembering you correctly—and I usually am, though my brain does tend to wander—you mentioned something about returning to our core essence... you know, that fundamental thing that makes us who we are, but with this totally clean slate? I guess what I'm wondering is, do you mean a total wipeout where all those old memories from a previous life just vanish into thin air? Or are we talking about coming back with all that baggage and knowledge intact—knowing exactly where we've been and what we've done? Or is it more like... just a cosmic rerun of everything that already happened? Please, help me wrap my head around this one.