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Do you believe in Karma?
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Karma is a very emotionally charged word for some, so let me rephrase that:

Do you believe that if you do good or bad that this will somehow come back to you in one way or another?

or in another way:

Do you believe that having an experience to one side of the spectrum makes it more likely for you to have an experience on the other side of the spectrum?

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Do you believe there is a balance in all things?
You may choose only one


Votes accepted from 10/21/07 09:27 AM until the end of time
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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Asante]
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I believe in neverending reincarnation where you will live every possible life in every possible sequence. In this, the balance not just exists but it is absolute.

I'm convinced the balance exists, even though single lives can be terribly unbalanced.


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Asante]
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I do, sort of. It's not some conformed thought process but my keen eye has shown me certain consistencies.

Not that it makes any sense.

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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Asante]
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I think its just natural progression as opposed to spiritual righteousness. Although I won't rule out there being a deeper existence.

By natural progression I mean (in basic terms) say someone robs their friend, chances are they will rob another friend and another thus eventually someone will realize/be so pissed that they will kick some serious ass. Equally they are likely to hang around with similar types (birds of a feather flock together) thus increasing the chances of being robbed their selves.

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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Asante]
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Not in the typical mystical sense, but I do believe that if you do good for someone, they will remember it and be more likely to do good for you in the future.

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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Redstorm]
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Redstorm said:
Not in the typical mystical sense, but I do believe that if you do good for someone, they will remember it and be more likely to do good for you in the future.


I still voted definately yes because the question on the poll is completely different to the question you asked in the post.

Of course there is a balance in all things, the universe is just a natural evolution of progression from chaos to order, emergent complexity and all that jazz.

Mystical Karma, no. Reciprocated altruism, yes


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Redstorm]
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Redstorm said:
Not in the typical mystical sense, but I do believe that if you do good for someone, they will remember it and be more likely to do good for you in the future.


I agree


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Redstorm]
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Redstorm said:
Not in the typical mystical sense, but I do believe that if you do good for someone, they will remember it and be more likely to do good for you in the future.


Yeah, I feel somewhat the same way.  I think people want to believe in it so they attach a mystical quality where none exists.  I believe it is more of a "reap what you sow" effect.  You are a good person and treat people well they will return in kind.  But I also believe many bad deeds go unpunished when people are not caught, and many good deeds go unrewarded when no one takes notice.  There is no balance or fairness in things and often people do not get what they deserve.

Then again, I'm a highly cynical skeptic.  It would be nice if the universe turns out to be different then what I believe, but I doubt it. :tongue:


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Asante]
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One of the few strong beleifs i have is in Karma.
I also believe in reincarnation, similar to what you described.
I came to beleive these things from my one ego death mushroom trip, and they have stuck with ever since.


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Dreamer987]
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take a probability class
this is the gamblers fallacy
just because u flipped 100 heads in a row
doesnt mean a tails is due


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: danlennon3]
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danlennon3 said:
Redstorm said:
Not in the typical mystical sense, but I do believe that if you do good for someone, they will remember it and be more likely to do good for you in the future.


I agree


yup

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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Coaster]
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not catching your drift. You wana dumb it down for me?


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Dreamer987]
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everything is random

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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Atheist]
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SpicyTunaRoll said:
everything is random


so u believe in chaos theory?


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Atheist]
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SpicyTunaRoll said:
everything is random


and i don't find it necessary to believe in chaos theory for that.


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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ya i no im jus askin


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Coaster]
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i have a chaos symbol tattooed on my arm

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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Asante]
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I do, I have had my share of bad karma when I did something bad...but i noticed since I have been nice and helping out friends and family..I have good karma lately.

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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: Redstorm]
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Redstorm said:
Not in the typical mystical sense, but I do believe that if you do good for someone, they will remember it and be more likely to do good for you in the future.


And if you wrong someone, they will also remember. However, if you wrong someone and get hit by a car the day after, the two are not related. Just as if you do good for someone and win the lottery the day after they are not related. Therefore I don't believe in karma, just human nature.


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Re: Do you believe in Karma? [Re: jewunit]
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Quote:
if you wrong someone and get hit by a car the day after, the two are not related.



That depends on who's behind the wheel :grin:


But no it really depends on what you relate with what. Things that happen to you are related because they happen to you. I believe all things are related in the bigger picture. The butterfly effect and such.

To say some things are related and others aren't is arbitrary because we can only look a few levels deep.


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