Pourquoi parle-t-on d'accumulation de mérites ?
L'expression me paraît très emprunte de substantialisme, vu de l'extérieur...
Merci d'éclairer ma lanterne.

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Le Dr. Berzin est très au courant de tout ça.Question: How is merit or positive potential carried to future lives?
Answer: “Merit” is a misleading translation. We do not gain points like being in the Scouts and, when we earn enough points, we get a badge. Nobody is keeping score. “Merit” is better translated as “positive force” or “positive potential.” We build up positive potentials just as we put more and more energy into a car battery. When there is enough potential, the car will go. Likewise, we are building up a lot of positive potential for something positive to happen. We also build up habits of acting in a positive way.