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Comment by wendi balmer-howieson on October 12, 2012 at 11:21am

absolutely enjoyed reading this rebecca,i wanted to really get to the bottom of what people think karma is exactly, some say what goes around comes around and some say you get back what you give,the latter of the 2 i thought was a crock of rubbish for eg; as a five year old child i did not mentally torture anybody but it happened to me, what did i do in my early 5 years to warrant that behaviour and this behaviour continued until i was old enough to get the hell out,you said how i felt in your closing paragraph about if karma exists,thankyou i really enjoyed this...

Comment by Rebecca Jones on June 16, 2011 at 11:13pm

When you put it like that, then I can live with that... I didn't really think of it that way, or at least, I never thought to call that karma. Interesting. Thanks. :)

 

Comment by Rebecca Jones on June 15, 2011 at 11:48pm

Hey, thanks for the feedback, guys!!

I wasn't sure if perhaps I was being a little too nit-picky, but I just get tired of hearing it all the time. And some people actually feel like its a validated claim. I don't understand why a seemingly rational person (an atheist) would make that assumption.

@Steve-- Good point! and I agree!

@Ruth-- I know when I was agnostic, I would have hope like that too, even in karma and the whole "reason for everything" deal. Thank goodness it was just a phase. Now I'm not so... clouded? :)

@Eric-- Nice to meet you too! Thanks for the add! And I know you know all too well the horrors of the Bible Belt. O.O

Thanks again everyone for the comments! I really like hearing different takes on the same topic from people who all hold a central belief. Or lack thereof.  ;)

Comment by Jeremy on June 15, 2011 at 10:59pm

I believe in karma in the same way the mafia does, if somebody wrongs me, i break their thumbs.

Comment by Steve on June 15, 2011 at 7:48pm

So Joseph Stalin should have been killed 30 million times instead of dying in his bed . According to those who believe in Karma that would be the math. Just how is that suppose to be done.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on June 15, 2011 at 10:15am

We'd all like to think that there's something greater out there, if not a god, then some powerful force or energy that intertwines everything within the universe.

There is a powerful force that intertwines everything within the universe, gravity!

But seriously, I think people look for "something greater" outside of themselves after they had first cut themselves off from the magnificence and wonder in their lives. We create narrow experienced "realities" to feel safe and accepted, and avoid uncomfortable feelings such as helplessness. Then when those lives feel meaningless, we look for the equivalent of a pill, a quick fix.

Comment by Prog Rock Girl on June 15, 2011 at 9:08am

People want to believe that life is fair. But all attempts to explain life being fair end up saying that people deserve what bad comes to them. Karma (or the law of three) says you must have done something wrong. (I asked my wiccan friends "what about when bad things just happen" and they said "that is the nature of evil"--really? according to this belief, evil outweighs good). And yes, it's arrogant to think that the universe is on your side in some petty he said/she said drama. The "law" of attraction (which I despise) says that the universe gives people what they want. Various Christian beliefs say you didn't pray hard enough or God was smiling down on someone else (why God rescued some people from earthquakes, etc). It's actually more comforting to believe that random things just happen.

Comment by roland707 on June 15, 2011 at 8:54am

Hey from Alabama! It's a good thing you found this site before your brain exploded. That's the way I felt. If you're like me you can't have these discussions on FB, unless you want to be questioned, pitied, and put on fifteen prayer boards. HAHA. But I'm with you, I don't believe in Zeus, unicorns, leprechauns, or any of that crap. Good to meet you.