Metaphysical Mario

My son has a mild habit nowadays, in the evenings, of stalling his bedtime by asking me nonsense questions. Even so, I was caught unprepared when he came out last night and we had the following exchange:

And after a little more non-theological talk on life, death, and the importance of wearing helmets, I sent him off to bed.

Yet I still remain amused at his correlating an ages-old question on mortality and reincarnation with a 1-up mushroom. But hey, he is Mario...