Why do some people believe in "Karma?"

[russwest0]

I'm sorry, but if I hear you say "I believe in Karma" or "What goes around comes around" then I'm going to instantly assume that you are stupid as hell.

[fiddy]

I'm sorry, but if I hear you say "I believe in Karma" or "What goes around comes around" then I'm going to instantly assume that you are stupid as hell.
for once i agree with OP

[BasedTom]

It is a coping mechanism. These days, less people believe that they will be rewarded in the afterlife. Also, less people have faith in the legal system. So they need to believe that some forces out there are preserving justice.

Also, I think that a lot of people who say "What goes around comes around" are just saying it and not really expressing with certainty that they actually believe karma or whatever exists and is enforcing justice in the universe.

[GimmeThat]

It is a coping mechanism. These days, less people believe that they will be rewarded in the afterlife. Also, less people have faith in the legal system. So they need to believe that some forces out there are preserving justice.

Also, I think that a lot of people who say "What goes around comes around" are just saying it and not really expressing with certainty that they actually believe karma or whatever exists and is enforcing justice in the universe.

I guess it's as much as believing in consequences.

[Godzuki]

its because its a lot more memorable to people when shit comes back around and bites whomever.

when it doesn't they never think about it, so their subconscious only remembers the 'karma' moments.

basically they never factor in when it doesnt which happens way more often.

[KevinNYC]

I'm sorry, but if I hear you say "I believe in Karma" or "What goes around comes around" then I'm going to instantly assume that you are stupid as hell.
Well for some people, it's an actually religious belief. A by some people, I mean a couple billion.

[KobesFinger]

What about those who believe it as part of their religion?

[Akrazotile]

I do a standup routine about this exact topic OP, so when I blow up real famous-like, dont be accusin me of takin your material!

[Tarik One]

It's purely coincidental. Somebody stealing something from someone then later has something stolen from them is not karma.

If it was, then how do you justify karma for the innocent person who initially got their stuff stolen?

[Jailblazers7]

Karma is basically just the idea that actions have consequences taken to a cosmic scale. It's probably the least crazy religious philosophy imo.

[KevinNYC]

Karma is basically just the idea that actions have consequences taken to a cosmic scale. It's probably the least crazy religious philosophy imo.

But douches don't think like that which is why they are douches.

[Godzuki]

Karma is basically just the idea that actions have consequences taken to a cosmic scale. It's probably the least crazy religious philosophy imo.


i don't know about calling it a religious philosophy. when i think religious, i think worship and praise to...more along those lines. maybe a philosophy...yeah.


to me i've read and seen enough to know the world isn't fair. there are too many inequities, some good people live shitty lives, some bad people live great lives.

look at a lot of the crooks on Wall Street who will live very good lives, there are a few Bernie Madoff's that might get karma but you will never hear about the guys that get away with it. most of those charity scamming guys on the high end will likely get away with it. there is a lot of shadyness in the business world taking advantage of the foreign, old, and poor. They become rich off of that. Its America IMO.

but that is life. It is what it is. Thinking there is fairness or karma is a ignorance is bliss naivety.

[Jailblazers7]

Well, karma is a guiding principle in many Eastern religions so I don't see a problem with labeling it as religious. It is more philosophically inclined but that is has more to do with the general difference between Western and Eastern religions.

[KevinNYC]

i don't know about calling it a religious philosophy. when i think religious, i think worship and praise to...more along those lines. maybe a philosophy...yeah.

It is an actual religious tenet of faith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma) for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and others. It's been around as a concept for at least 500 years before Christ.

[Godzuki]

It is an actual religious tenet of faith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma) for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and others. It's been around as a concept for at least 500 years before Christ.


ah yeah, i forgot about. I knew it was a part of Buddhism.

For some reason was thinking about it in the context of it being its own religion based on what you guys said. my bad.