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Simply put no.
Karma has the concept of a larger being determining the consequences of our actions, or at least the idea of some sort of imbued system for maintaining a balance, built into it. And this presumes the idea of a God, which is something that I believe to be metaphysically false, due to multiple logical contradictions.
There may not be a physical effect we could identify as Karma, but I would definitely say that it is a fair model of interpersonal interaction. If you are nice to people they are more likely to be nice to you. Also: Jerx beget jerx.
But then the question that comes to mind is , cant your brain create situtions in with thing happen to you because of someting you have done without consideration (cause and effect) where the out come is something you cannot control
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Yes, I do believe in Karma. Here is a thread that I stated. It has information taken from The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism. The problem with most people who say they do not believe in Karma, is that they do not know what Karma is.
Karma is used in Indian villages to both justify their terrible conditions and prevent people from disrupting the status quo. In this case, to me, it is oppressive.
Its like any other belief, really, and most people don't act in accordance with what they believe anyways.
I can't bear the thought of there actually being a cosmic sense of right and wrong.
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i'll put it like this.A couple weeks ago I gave my mom some money w/o telling her,she was near broke,and secretly paid for items she was goin to by.That same day nothing bad happened to me
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I'm not here to help, but tell me what I can do to help.
The first thing is that most people think Karma is something that it isn't.
At the time of the big bang, the universe was a very small point of energy, but this energy was not uniform. That non uniformity lead to galaxies strewn throughout the dark matter web of the universe. This non uniformity was a type of Karma that was not yet manifest. Now we look out and we see this manifestation of the Karma of the early universe.
Does that help?
Karma is not a reward or punishment thing.
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Last edited by Shakyamunison on Aug 13th, 2009 at 05:00 PM
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Your argument regarding the Big Bang is completely unconvincing because you have absolutely no proof beyond your belief, regarding any nature of this "energy" or "dark matter web"
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So, the only problem you have with my post is the use of the words big bang, energy and dark matter web?
I wasn't talking about the big bang, energy and dark matter web. I was using science to show how Karma can be applied. Many people think Karma is something supernatural, but it is not.
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A person does an act of kindness. That action has a latent effect on the self image of this person. If no other cause changes this effect, the Karma created by this action will manifest its self as an action. For example they may be kind to another person.
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