...31 am, ZerkonX <Z...@X.net> wrote: On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:08:14 -0700, turtoni wrote: What is the point in reincarnation? To make a type of life-death 'sense'. To give a type of order and so to give moral direction which is a type of every day security. Indeed. Good luck in trying to nail them down to a ...

..., 9:31 am, ZerkonX <Z...@X.net> wrote: On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:08:14 -0700, turtoni wrote: What is the point in reincarnation? To make a type of life-death 'sense'. To give a type of order and so to give moral direction which is a type of every day security. Indeed. Good luck in trying to nail them down to a ruleset of ...

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:08:14 -0700, turtoni wrote: What is the point in reincarnation? To make a type of life-death 'sense'. To give a type of order and so to give moral direction which is a type of every day security.

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