urbanek2525 t1_j1t0ca2 wrote
Why in the world would you try to apply reason to a religious belief?
There are no religions that stand up to even the most cursory application of reason.
paradisemoses t1_j1t0prc wrote
It doesn’t hurt anyone to have a discussion
urbanek2525 t1_j1t97af wrote
True.
So, my ELI5 answer is, many reincarnation religions hold that you won't always be reborn as a hunan. So the explanation could be that the increase in human population is an indicator of the continual improvement of the souls as they become humans.
It could also be an indicator of fewer and fewer people reaching Nirvana and ending the reincarnation cycle.
It just comes down to what do you want to believe? In truth, if you want to belive in reincarnation, in one form of another, just make up whatever explanation satisfies your intellectuals needs.
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