Have you all ever wondered why all Superior Gods of all religions are only males? Of course, there are female deities but none of them are portrayed as superior to male. All the female characters in the mythologies are portrayed as sufferers or those who take pain with pleasure, be it Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, Goddess of Earth, Draupadi, Seetha, so on and so forth. Why Eve alone is blamed for expulsion from the Garden of Eden when both Adam and Eve ate the fruit? According to the Bible, for her share in the transgression, Eve (and womankind after her) is sentenced to a life of sorrow and travail in childbirth, and to be under the power of her husband. Don't you get it? Male society was, is and will always be chauvinistic and all these Holy Books were written by humans -- a male chauvinistic society.
Theists have always cited reincarnation as the evidence for the existence of God. Okay, now let's see. According to all God believers, reincarnation goes like this. Being good gives you a better life in the next birth, and being a human is considered the superior of all the creations. Now, if you were to believe the mythologies, God created the whole world with plants, insects, animals, and humans. Now what should a soul that was born as a tiger should do to be born as a human in the next birth? Should it be a vegetarian throughout its life? So, is that soul destined to be born as an animal throughout its cycle till it reaches God? What harm can a snail do to anyone and so, is it guaranteed that that soul will be created as a human in the next life?
The concept of reincarnation is a respite for good people who suffer throughout their life, so that they don't lose faith in life and it's a warning for people who continue to commit sins so that they would fear punishment. But punishments have always been a problem for theists. Hinduism advocated punishments for each and every sin committed and hence Buddhism spun off of Hinduism, which preached forgiveness. This is one of the reasons people from various religions converted to Christianity during colonial era. If you note, Christianity and Buddhism are the largest religions of the world because it preaches clemency against sins. So, is it that you believe in God or you choose/want a God that suits your lifestyle?
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