As paraphrased by you, spatial infinite patterns is what you said above.
There’s the additional part which is temporally, meaning time forwards and backwards.

The widest conception of eternal return/recurrence is only in “MEST” terms, and it’s per the infinite set theory stuff, “bigger” than the mere reincarnation soul transmigration theory.

Per the eternal return/recurrence theory there would be infinite temporal (time wise) and spacial (meaning going out in all directions infinitely forever) recycling of everything forever.

Infinite recycling of everything forever forwards and backwards in time and also spacially.

Great link, thanks. I never bought the reincarnation stories, the kid’s pilot stories sounded bogus even before I read the great debunking of it, thanks.

What do you make of the eternal return, which is infinite eternal recycling of the universe so that everything becomes everything else (almost, with minor changes) forever?

To me, infinite recycling seems more logical, all minus invisible soul matter/God. Just infinite cosmic recycling, like per Anaximander era thinkers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtkXpYmaWXg

Ditto.

Keep adult education going, mainly reading more and more. Get smarter and realize how vaster one’s ignorance is.

I’m sorry to nitpick but it is a theory. “theory” does not mean something can be proven. You’re right though, it is an idea, and is also a theory. Idea and theory are synonyms for each other. You obviously don’t like this theory, although you don’t explain why. Is it because it doesn’t involve a God?

And Terra Cognita,
The idea of heaven is spiritual and gives my religious friends great comfort, especially knowing that they will one day reunite with their deceased loved ones when their body dies. (I am referring especially to three women I’m close to who have lost a child.)

“But what was the question?”

Um. whether immortal, non-physical souls existed. 😉

I’ve read it Sid. It isn’t a qualified scientific theory as there is no real way to test it and thus, falsify it. It is simply an idea. Nothing more.

It suffers from the same fatal flaw as any of the past proposed “theories on origin of life) have.

Correct John. He never did any real research. He just made up crap then lied about it. That is documented well enough so that only those who don’t want to know the truth are scammed.

John MacGhee I don’t think Hubbard intended a fraud. It became a totalitarian group. But Hubbard worked hard to developpe the tech. It doesnt fulfill all it’s promised, but appiled with intelligence and kindness it can help.