Monkey’s paw - you are now Elon’s umpteenth child who’s only purpose is to serve as a bullet shield.
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Chezus9247@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What do you mean? I could just kill myself until I’m born into a rich family, that would be awesome!
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Problem is you’d forget your plan the next life
Universe is trolling us
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 months ago
Well, if I forget everything in the next life, that won’t be me any more. In a sense, I would be permanently gone regardless of whether it’s technically the same soul.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
How do explain this.
Say you had a trumatic childhood experience and repress all your memories before age 12. Did you “die” at age 12? Were your “reborn” at age 12?
“You” is like this camera that records things. If you swap out the SD card, is it still the same camera?
Your “soul” is the camera, the SD card is your brain.
Get what I’m saying?
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 months ago
Repressed memories from trauma still leave subconscious changes in behaviour, though.
If I lost all my memories until the age of 12 and no trace of any habit or thought remained, then yes. Whoever I used to be died.
I am my brain and the memories it contains. I am the SD card.
VeganBtw@piefed.social 2 months ago
Shelly Kagan has the best reasoning about souls I’ve seen so far, he makes a pretty compelling case that we have no soul. I recommend this playlist to everyone, it’s so good :
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA18FAF1AD9047B0&si=u3LVmbfKUqoDnCjY
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 months ago
That would depend on reincarnation rules. if rerolling isint pure rng and its based in your karma level killing yourself self would lower your score.
Apeman42@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Someone will come up with a strat to reroll into something obscure like a wood louse and farm so much positive karma with an exploit that it won’t matter how negative you were.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Love this mindset. Break the game! break the game!