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Ann

['Member']Joined: March 20, 2017 at 02:37Last active: March 29, 2017 at 03:431 discussions13 comments

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Karma is pretty cruel, though. I can't imagine how a person who is down on the level of poverty, ill, and constantly misfortunate can even think that ...
March 21, 2017 at 05:39
I see karma simply as superstition in the sense that superstition is come thing you cannot explain logically. When you ask why something is unlucky, s...
March 21, 2017 at 05:31
I'm thinking now, would superstition become a sort of meaning for the believer? Karma deals with experience; there's also Experience is also another t...
March 21, 2017 at 05:22
Considering such would mean that human could never see an omniscient good and will always fall victim to the omniscient bad. So do you think that mora...
March 21, 2017 at 05:12
I want to know what you link superstition with, because my question now would be: must we defend ourselves against 'superstition?' and how would one g...
March 21, 2017 at 05:09
I like that you brought nature into this. In an example scenario, there are some that can observe the birds, read their signs, and predict that it wil...
March 21, 2017 at 05:02
I can see how Karma is superstition but is there a bigger reason as to why they use such a method to explain causation? I mean, if Karma is traced bac...
March 21, 2017 at 04:55
I don't quite agree with this answer. A lot of us follow it unconsciously. Let me clarify my question: Is religion a superstition, in a sense? The bel...
March 20, 2017 at 21:51
If only it were that simple such that I could reach in and find the answer. Now, I'm curious: as much as we'd love to find the answer, and if given th...
March 20, 2017 at 07:18
So what you mean is that there are layers of morality? Like an onion with fundamentals at it's core? If so, are you saying that we, as a part of a soc...
March 20, 2017 at 07:07
I think it's very interesting what you've said there. It does sound logical that the level of morality below cannot recognize the level above, but I t...
March 20, 2017 at 03:13
I think it's quite the opposite. I believe that a lot of people have this desire to continue existing forever. Everything done is to ensure that they ...
March 20, 2017 at 03:00
Well, there's always questions one can ask before even considering the possibility because all your points cannot be proven physically. The closest pr...
March 20, 2017 at 02:47