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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Jewish funeral [I attended] was more about coming from dust, returning to dust and didn't have any talk of afterlife.

Some Buddhist traditions borrow from provincial reincarnation traditions, which fuels apathy towards the poor and suffering in some countries (e.g. if you weren't such a dick in a previous life you wouldn't be suffering in this one. )

But Pope Francis says only God knows what it is and how it works, and who gets the backstage pass.

Assuming Memento Mori compassion and kindness is the order of the day, otherwise life's a bitch and then you die. All we can do is help to make our moment with each other a little bit better. Remember everyone else os having a fucked up time of it too.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

i think we could have something really special here through international trade

[–] Fisherswamp 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not really true about Judaism

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate for those of us who don't know shit about Judaism?

[–] Fisherswamp 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You ask 3 rabbis and you'll get 4 answers. Judaism really just doesn't talk about the afterlife that much. You'll definitely find some writings and many ideas/thoughts, many of which are centered around the Messiah; however as a religion the afterlife is very much an afterthought. There is no consensus on what it looks like, and it isn't used as motivation

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's really interesting given how it's an important aspect of most other popular faiths

[–] Fisherswamp 7 points 1 year ago

It definitely depends on the sect of Judaism and the readings and teachings one chooses to look at, but I would argue that the afterlife just isn't a core piece of modern Judaism for millions of Jews. It also isn't a religion that tries to convert others, which is another way it differs from the other monotheist Abrahamic religions

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean, look at life. Do you really want an eternity of it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well Hindus are like: life is shit, yes, but what if you tried again, but as an anteater?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What’s the name of the religion that’s in the bottom right corner?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's the fifth karma symbol from the game Rain World.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I saw that and thought for a moment that rain world had borrowed it from something irl haha

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Goofed up shinto? Idk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nothing comes up in a Google image search for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ishamael out here trying to slay the great serpent, topple the wheel of time, and break the cycle of rebirth for the homies on the right

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

🤔Buddhists are reincarnated christians