I know what that means❣️❣️❣️
Your earlier conversation with your friend reminded me of what I responded to my favorite atheist on Medium, Colby Hess, when he wrote there is no afterlife: “When we meet in the afterlife, we can laugh about this. As you can laugh now at me saying, as I have in many essays and my bio, that this is my soul’s 17,043rd human incarnation.”
I don't think you've read this essay of mine, which I think you'll appreciate: https://medium.com/illumination-curated/lets-talk-about-atheists-and-bible-beating-believers-in-the-god-of-abraham-fe139f4833f3
Continuing on to finish your essay now