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A Question on Reincarnation

Does reincarnation maintain the number of organisms living in the world?

Suppose there is a world where there are only three living organisms, and they are reincarnated when they die. What happens when one is about to die? If the remaining two reproduce sexually, will they forced to procreate as the third one dies, thereby maintaining the number of organisms in that world?
What if two individuals die at once? Would single celled organisms naturally evolve out of protein?

Perhaps the number of living organisms and souls is not strictly maintained. This would explain the exponential growth and decay of populations. But if everything is reincarnated, how would this be possible? Where would new life come from?

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  1. UnknownFebruary 12, 2017 at 5:42 PM

    How high is you

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2017 at 6:33 PM

    "Suppose there is a world where there are only three living organisms, and they are reincarnated when they die."
    To "Imagine a world with only 3 living orgs that reincarnate when they die"

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  3. Hajong LeeMay 13, 2017 at 8:58 AM

    Watch 도깨비. It explains everything.

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  4. Hajong LeeMay 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM

    Just kidding. If 2 out of the 3 organisms die at once, the remaining will not evolve from proteins into a single celled organism. That third remaining one, in nature, will favor asexual reproduction.

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  5. Hajong LeeMay 13, 2017 at 9:02 AM

    Just kidding again. What if the body is created first before the soul enters? Shouldn't that give some time leeway for the whole process of the body dying, the lost soul, and a body for that soul...

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  6. Hajong LeeMay 13, 2017 at 9:02 AM

    Just kidding again and again. This is why I don't believe in reincarnation. :) Me, myself, and I. LOL. Okay. Yeah, I'm done.

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  7. Hajong LeeMay 13, 2017 at 11:33 AM

    Oh... P.S. protein. but it's.. NP. ;)

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