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Geoffrey Miller

How on God's green Earth can 29% of American Christians believe in reincarnation???? 🤔

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Overall, roughly six-in-ten American adults accept at least one of the following New Age beliefs: reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence of spiritual energy in physical objects like mountains or trees pewrsr.ch/2N7b27R

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I'm on board the 'cultural christian' idea. For most people, 'Christian' is a basic community identifier and isn't that strongly tied to actual theological/spiritual beliefs.

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I'm just surprised that when it comes to the highest-stakes issue in a Christian's life -- the salvation of their soul -- they're confused about whether their soul goes to Heaven or gets put back in another body.

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I'm mixed on this. On one hand yes, it seems like a core doctrine, but on the other hand a lot of really essential things around the soul are often discarded - like going to hell, or being sinful, or even what it takes to go to heaven at all.

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I agree. Hard to explain why. Maybe too threatening to think about in depth

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Death -> Heaven -> Judgement day Technically, it is "re"-incarnation (in the same body). I'm in for a Nicea Council, if anyone ...

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