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The moral case for reincarnation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2006

CARLO FILICE
CARLO FILICE
Affiliation:
Philosophy Department, State University of New York Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, 14454
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Abstract

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I attempt to show that a cosmic theistic scheme that includes multiple lives as part of a benign plan for the world is likely to be the most moral scheme. It has the best chance of dealing with key aspects of the problem of evil, or of apparent cosmic injustice – particularly when compared to a single-life scheme. Its advantages have to do with the initial disparate condition of children, and with the massive nature of undeserved harm. A multiple-lives scheme is also promising for handling broader meaning of life questions. I end by replying to some common objections to multiple-lives schemes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Religious Studies , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 45 - 61
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press