Someone asked me, do you believe in reincarnation? Do you believe in the existence of God? Regarding this question, I have a simple and plain view: whether there is reincarnation, whether God exists, there must be a yes or no answer, regardless of yes or no, they are facts that already exist but have not been confirmed by humans, and belief and facts are two different things. Before clarifying the truth, believing in a certain possibility and guiding one's thoughts and actions based on it, is it a bit inappropriate?
I cannot believe in the Bible or other religious stories, just like I cannot believe that 1+1=3. As for the existence of a non-personalized entity - some call it God, some call it the Creator, who created the universe, my view is that anything that cannot be verified by facts or logic should be treated with skepticism, neither believing nor outright denying, that is to say, not making judgments, maintaining a suspended state. For example, if we are on a journey through the desert, and someone suddenly tells everyone that they believe there is a spring or lake about 20 kilometers ahead, and continues to persuade everyone to believe what he says, even establishing an organization and fighting for it, I always feel that this person's mental state is a bit problematic. Whether there is a spring or lake, we will know when we get there, there is no need to make unfounded assertions now and believe in one possibility as true. Honestly, what if there is no spring or lake there, but a mirage? If his assertion is correct, then it's fine, but if it's wrong, how will those who believed him and threw away their extra water survive on the journey?
My attitude is to suspend this issue, avoiding using it as the basis for thoughts and actions.
Otherwise, building a belief system on unverifiable ideas is dangerous. Besides the possibility of being completely wrong, the more important point is that because its basic ideas cannot be verified, its doctrines are even more so. This will lead to the evolution of various religions and doctrines, ultimately leading to human division, opposition, conflict, and war, or becoming an excuse for them, as history has already proven. Krishnamurti has spoken very clearly about this, and there is no need to go into detail here.
So this is the problem with religion - unverifiable basic ideas give rise to various religions and doctrines, ultimately leading to opposition and conflict, while science basically does not have this problem - this is not to say that science is always correct.
Of course, there are also some good aspects in religion... Faith can make us persistent and firm, but it can also make us blind and paranoid; faith can provide us with a spiritual home, but it can also be a mental prison.
When Pascal argued for the benefits of religious faith, he only considered the benefits of religion to individuals, looking from the standpoint and perspective of the individual. He did not consider the role of religion in groups. Religion has quite a negative side when it comes to groups, as it inevitably creates division, opposition, and conflicting conflicts. Another point is that once a religious organization is formed, it can become a hiding place for centralized power.
By the way, I have read some reports about evidence of reincarnation, where young children retain memories of someone who has passed away. I do not think this is enough to prove the existence of reincarnation, because it cannot rule out some unimaginable situations, such as highly advanced aliens playing tricks, transferring the memories of someone who has already died to the brain of a newborn child, creating the illusion of reincarnation.