Here is Practical Explanation about Next Life, Purpose of Human Life, philosophical/religious facts,

It appears that Pro is promoting the worship of the the Hindu god Krishna, the eigth incarnation of Vishnu. My contention is that anyone reading this, or myself should in no way feel obliged to believe what Pro has presented. Rebuttal #1:In your first response you asked me to recall all of my past memories from birth, and if I am not able to tell him this he then asks, "then what proof do you have that you didn't forget your past? and that you will not forget this present life in the future? "This is a common argument for the Hindu doctrine, or more properly the Punarjanma. This argument is refuted by these 3 points.1. Memories are physical in nature. Nearly every lobe of the brain has some function relating to memory, but many of the specific structures of the brain, such as the Hippocampus, Amygdala and the Striatum lend toward our overall long-term, short-term and working memories. [1] Due to the fact that our memories are physical in nature, the fact that we cannot recall specific memories such as our birth (which is explained by the phenomenon of infantile amnesia)[2] or other specific moments, have a physiological explanation, not a spiritual one.2. Reincarnation has the issue of the origin of life, and the origin of the universe. We have discovered through science that everything that exists has a beginning. [3] Due to this fact, there HAS to be a time where people did not exist and therefore refutes the notion that we have always existed, because there was a time where there was no material body for the Jiva(soul) to attach to. 3. Reincarnation also has the problem of increased populations. Over the course of Earth's history, populations of animals have at times dramatically increased and decreased. If reincarnation were to be consistent, there would have to be a steady number of Jivas, but instead we know that if this were true there would have to be new Jivas created all the time. So the question would be for my opponent, if Jivas are eternal and have a set amount. .. where are all of these people coming from? Rebuttal #2:My opponent then uses the analogy of a person being born who does not know who his father is, and subsequently believes who his father is based upon the testimony of his mother. This argument has a fatal flaw. It appears my opponent in order for this argument to be substantial must exist in a universe where the possiblity of lying is excluded. This universe where I live in surely contains no exclusion, and my mother could have lied to me about my father, but her testimony can further be cooraborated by DNA evidence. However, we have no reason to doubt what our mother told us most of the time. We DO have many reasons to doubt the "authority" of the men speaking on behalf of the gods of Hinduism, as the beliefs make no logical sense and contradict scientific knowledge. Rebuttal #3:Pro asserts that one cannot be happy in this world with the presence of "disease, old age, and birth after birth. " This last problem is the Samsara in Hinduism, the cycle of rebirths that they hope to one day escape through the Moksha (the liberation). As I do not hold to his belief in reincarnation for the aforementinoed reasons I do not see this as a problem. However, Pro has lodged the assertion that happiness is not possible with such suffering as what we experience. This of course is empirically falsifiable, as I sit here in my chair a happy man. Is that because I have not experienced immense suffering in my life? Absolutely not, I have seen great hardships and abuse through long portions of my life, but I have learned that happiness is not found in circumstances but in a change of attitude. This attitude does not involve ignoring the woes of the world, but rather embracing the world and lending a helping hand to those who also have suffered. Compassion and empathy are often the key to happiness and fulfillment. Rebuttal #4:My opponent then contends that true happiness is found in the following things.1. Submission and obedience to the moral restraints of Krishna.2. Offering whatever I eat to Krishna.3. Chanting his name with the belief that it will somehow effect me. What should be plain to see here is that these are faith based assertions, and the fact that we have 100 billion neurons in the brain demonstrates how ignorant we are of our unconscious physiological processes that could influence our experience in this regard. What to Pro might be ultimate happiness, could actually be the release of relaxing hormones in the brain due to how he has made his brain believe. These more plausible explanations would I suggest better represent why certain people practice these 3 things and feel happiness. Anything beyond this is as you mention towards the end. Blind faith. Conclusion:Unless you blindly accept the assertions of Pro, and believe in Krishna and the dogmas of Hinduism. Then I suggest you reject his assertions and vote Con. :)Kindest Regards,TrueScotsman [1] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[2] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[3] . http://en.wikipedia.org...