Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 4 days after the original post[^][v]#351,619
@previous (Meowth)
So you believe that there are a fixed number of "souls" waiting for incarnation? Have they all received bodies yet? Or do new souls get created as the total number of beings increases throughout history? What created these souls?
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 days after the original post[^][v]#351,628
@previous (F)
This is why Buddhism fails. No self + No gods/God = No soul.
Meowth replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 4 days after the original post[^][v]#351,629
Yes. Bodies, in some sort. Souls do not get created nor destroyed, however you do not remember things from your past lives. I do not know.
Anonymous F replied with this 14 years ago, 11 hours later, 5 days after the original post[^][v]#351,721
@previous (Meowth)
How do you that the total number of beings is static? Do all beings have a rational soul?
Meowth replied with this 14 years ago, 8 hours later, 5 days after the original post[^][v]#351,758
@previous (F)
It's just the way it is. I guess to an extent. I mean, a bug is a bug, however a soul is in there.
Anonymous F replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 days after the original post[^][v]#351,766
@previous (Meowth)
lol sorry but that is not an answer. You are making an objective claim that could be empirically tested. Do you have any proof for it?
How far down does it go? Do bacteria have souls?
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 hours later, 5 days after the original post[^][v]#351,810