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Questions to deniers of traditional view on Rebirth

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1. If there's no *rebirth*, what happens after death of a *non-arahant*? Does a new life ensue dependent on the one which has just ended? 2. Rebirth is tightly connected with *kamma*. a) Do you observe ripening of all results of wholesome and unwholesome actions in the current life? b) If you don't, what's in your opinion the fate of those *kammas* which haven't produced result in the current life? 3. Current existence is traditionally thought of as being a manifestation of *kamma* amassed in previous existences. If there's no *rebirth*, current life hasn't been preceded by any other existence which would contribute its *kamma* to it. How do you then explain differences between people and their experiences, which in MN 135 in particular are explained through *kamma*? 4. From experience (one salient example is fate of many Nazi war criminals) it's known that retribution for deeds both evil and good often doesn't occur in the current life (yet the law of *kamma* somehow needs to operate), it's also unlikely that *aranantship* will be achieved in the current existence. Without afterlife and no *arahantship* in sight, what then should be incentive to do good and deterrent against doing evil? 5. If a person doesn't attain *nibbana* in the current life, isn't there any hope for them? Thank you for your time
Asked by Баян Купи-ка (1683 rep)
Oct 4, 2017, 10:31 AM
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