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I would argue that a sense of karma does exist and it’s obvious. Agreed, what it seems like Buddhist are saying when they talk about karma is that it’s almost divinely driven. If you do something bad it will come back around and bite you in the ass no matter what, and I don’t agree with this either. However, if you look at this concept from a socioeconomic perspective you may realize that a sense of karma does exist. For instance, if you where to be rude to a waiter in a restaurant he may do something to your food. I should emphasize the “may” here. It’s not a guarantee that he will do anything, but the chances are increased that he will reciprocate your rude behavior. Now, again, I’m not saying that karma in the sense that it’s most often brought up in actually exists, but that a sort of karma does. Just putting that out there!

I would argue that a sense of karma does exist and it’s obvious.

Agreed, what it seems like Buddhist are saying when they talk about karma is that it’s almost divinely driven. If you do something bad it will come back around and bite you in the ass no matter what, and I don’t agree with this either.

However, if you look at this concept from a socioeconomic perspective you may realize that a sense of karma does exist. For instance, if you where to be rude to a waiter in a restaurant he may do something to your food. I should emphasize the “may” here. It’s not a guarantee that he will do anything, but the chances are increased that he will reciprocate your rude behavior.

Now, again, I’m not saying that karma in the sense that it’s most often brought up in actually exists, but that a sort of karma does. Just putting that out there!

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  1. miss-tutty-whisperer reblogged this from imaginenoheaven and added:
    Actually my friend works @ KFC & when people are dicks, even her manager allows her to do shit to their food…LOL. So be...
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  3. realcleverscience said: Agreed. I’ve made the same point myself to people on many occasions. Similarly, I also tell people that when I was religious I believed that “everything was for the best”, but I do now as well (ala Nietzsche), just from a very different perspective.
  4. thenp said: What do you mean by a ‘sense of karma’. A longing for justice? I’d agree with that but that still doesn’t mean that karma exists. I think Kafka’s “Before the Law’ is much closer to how we actually experience justice than any magical cosmic effect.
  5. scottmacwatters said: Also, If one were to expect bad things, then the good things seem more minuscule and they see bad things. People see what they want. The human condition is irrefutably impressionistic.
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