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April 5, 2026

Why does reincarnation even exists?

Most people either believe in reincarnation or don't — but almost no one asks what it would actually be for.

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Most people either believe in reincarnation or don’t — but almost no one asks what it would actually be for.

That’s the question this video starts with. Not whether reincarnation is real, but what purpose it would serve — and whether there’s a coherent, logical answer.

According to Martinus, there is. And it doesn’t just explain reincarnation. It starts to make sense of karma, of why people are born into such different circumstances, and of why development as a being takes so long.

In this video:

  • Why one lifetime isn’t enough for real development
  • What the physical body actually is, according to Martinus
  • How empathy and love are built across many lives
  • Why karma only makes sense if the being continues
  • The spiral arc — two halves of development, and why both
    are necessary

▶ Symbol 11 (the spiral arc): [link]
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▶ Next: Why reincarnation might actually be real (the arguments)


Sometimes life forces you to ask the big questions. This channel explores a world picture where the answers actually
hold together.

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