What Do Buddhism And Christianity Teach About The Significance, Purpose And Value Of Human Life?

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law means that, to be reincarnated human, you must live a near-perfect life.
Any wrong doing on our part is foolish, because the condition experienced in
present existence is regarded as having been caused by past deeds. It is
beneficial, therefore, to use the golden opportunity wisely, as you are unlikely
ever to get another `crack at the apple'.
Buddhism and therefore human life is ‘a quest to free us and the world
from suffering and to promote happiness.'


CHRISTIANITY

"Human life is the basis of all values; it is the source and
indispensable condition for every human activity and all society"
Each human is made in the image of God, with power to reason and choose.
Therefore every human life should be cherished and preserved and all
lives, rich or poor, strong or weak, young or old. ‘Society itself can be
judged by its attitude towards its weaker members.'
God `owns' our lives and bodies, or rather he gave them to us as a gift
and we must not give it up or ...

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