Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Michael Huemer returns to the podcast to discuss his philosophical argument for reincarnation. If time is infinite, then the probability that you have lived multiple times - indeed, an infinite number of times - is 100%. I am not so sure.
Huemer's published version of the reincarnation argument: philpapers.org/archive/HUEEIE-2
Huemer's Substack: fakenous.substack.com
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EPISODE CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:25 The argument.
00:06:53 Poincare recurrence theorem.
00:17:42 Arguments for an infinite past.
00:28:10 Objection: infinite space and cosmic clones.
00:46:07 What does it feel like to reincarnate?
00:54:31 Should we look forward to our future lives?
01:08:19 Philosophical problems with Heaven.
Michael Huemer returns to the podcast to discuss his philosophical argument for reincarnation. If time is infinite, then the probability that you have lived multiple times - indeed, an infinite number of times - is 100%. I am not so sure.
Huemer's published version of the reincarnation argument: philpapers.org/archive/HUEEIE-2
Huemer's Substack: fakenous.substack.com
To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating: paypal.com/paypalme/mileskdonahue
Instagram: instagram.com/miles_donahue
Twitter: twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD
EPISODE CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:25 The argument.
00:06:53 Poincare recurrence theorem.
00:17:42 Arguments for an infinite past.
00:28:10 Objection: infinite space and cosmic clones.
00:46:07 What does it feel like to reincarnate?
00:54:31 Should we look forward to our future lives?
01:08:19 Philosophical problems with Heaven.
