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Karma, Real or Fake?
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Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:13 am
Do you really believe in Karma? I don't. I sounds nice, but it does not live up to its name.
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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:16 am (This post was last modified: June 26, 2014 at 7:25 am by Fidel_Castronaut.)
Nope.

To paraphrase George carlin, doesn't matter what you believe or don't believe, the odds of something happening to you beyond your control are about the same as anyone else.





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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:18 am
(June 26, 2014 at 7:13 am)Raindropz Wrote: Do you really believe in Karma? I don't. I sounds nice, but it does not live up to its name.

My karma ran over my dogma.

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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:21 am (This post was last modified: June 26, 2014 at 7:28 am by Mudhammam.)
Karma as in "What goes up must come down?"

Other than gravitational forces, nope. There's no rule that says success is followed by failure or that my actions will bring me reward or punishment irrespective of the actual changes and their effects I myself (or others) inflict on my surroundings.
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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:26 am
People just cannot accept that sometimes bad and good things happen for no reason other than chance. We always look for a cause, and would much rather have one that we can influence as in the future as we feel that we could influence it again.

It is wishful thinking. The same thing happens when we watch films. We want the good guy to win, and the bad guy to get punished.
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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:29 am (This post was last modified: June 26, 2014 at 7:31 am by kjgdkjsgdskjdgksa.)
(June 26, 2014 at 7:18 am)ManMachine Wrote:
(June 26, 2014 at 7:13 am)Raindropz Wrote: Do you really believe in Karma? I don't. I sounds nice, but it does not live up to its name.

My karma ran over my dogma.

MM

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(June 26, 2014 at 7:26 am)FreeTony Wrote: People just cannot accept that sometimes bad and good things happen for no reason other than chance. We always look for a cause, and would much rather have one that we can influence as in the future as we feel that we could influence it again.

It is wishful thinking. The same thing happens when we watch films. We want the good guy to win, and the bad guy to get punished.

Do you believe that Karma stems from another forum of religious faith?
(June 26, 2014 at 7:21 am)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Karma as in "What goes up must come down?"

Other than gravitational forces, nope. There's no rule that says success is followed by failure or that my actions will bring me reward or punishment irrespective of the actual changes and their effects I myself (or others) inflict on my surroundings.

LMAO You're funny. I needed a laugh this Morning.
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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:44 am
Karma?

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:46 am
(June 26, 2014 at 7:44 am)Knowledge of God Wrote: Karma?

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:49 am
(June 26, 2014 at 7:44 am)Knowledge of God Wrote: Karma?

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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RE: Karma, Real or Fake?
June 26, 2014 at 7:49 am
Karma is god's sister.
She's a vindictive bitch an has a memory like an elephant!
I stole 50cents from my sister as a little kid and 50 years later, I get a flat tyre the other day just like that.
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