Job vs karma

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What are you on about? Who punished me and for what?

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Seriously. I tried to give you a grown up explanation of karma, something by the way I don't believe in myself. (Any more than i believe in a Messiah dying for the sins of mankind. No less fanciful to me).

If you can only respond with infantile bird droppings and zero respect for another faith, then don't bother.

Edit: Tell me again which one of us has an open mind.

So you are giving me a grown up explanation for something you yourself are not convinced by and you expect me to swallow it hook line and sinker?

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I wonder what that says about your existence here? 😵 Do you think you run this place?

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And yet your best attempt at justifying your own beliefs seems to be "I don't know". 😕

Originally posted by @black-beetle
Karma is simply cause-effect, it is true, and it must be conceived within the context of the philosophy that came up with this concept (and there are many different traditions as regards this matter). It is graspable beyond conceptualization;
Why do bad things happen to good people? Methinks that since “good” and “evil” are ultimately non-existent, “bad” things can and do happen to “good” entities all the time😵

Personally, I think we some times mistake bad things for good, and good things for bad,
because sometimes what we call good can destroy us. The line between the two isn't as
clear as night and day.

Originally posted by @dj2becker
So you are giving me a grown up explanation for something you yourself are not convinced by and you expect me to swallow it hook line and sinker?

I explained to you the concept of karma, as it is understood by millions around the world. Whether or not you or I accept it is irrelevant.

Strange how you always feel threatened by different ideas, as if they are trying to convert you, rather than simply having an interest in the beliefs of others, even if you don't agree with them.

Originally posted by @kellyjay
Personally, I think we some times mistake bad things for good, and good things for bad,
because sometimes what we call good can destroy us. The line between the two isn't as
clear as night and day.

Methinks to know what is good, a deep breath is enough. And to know what is bad, you have to study it. I see no line at all between them two; the sole difference is the accurate evaluation of the mind😵

Originally posted by @black-beetle
Methinks to know what is good, a deep breath is enough. And to know what is bad, you have to study it. I see no line at all between them two; the sole difference is the accurate evaluation of the mind😵

Personal taste seems to be the tool used to define good and evil, while I think that is a shifting plumb line to use. It can vary from person and how they feel at the moment.

Originally posted by @kellyjay
Personal taste seems to be the tool used to define good and evil, while I think that is a shifting plumb line to use. It can vary from person and how they feel at the moment.

If it is personal taste, I think it's simply predisposition. The product must be the fruit of an accurate evaluation of the mind instead of wishful thinking, expectations, bias, phobias etc. etc., my feer. Accurate evaluation of the mind along with full responsibility as regards the consequences, that is😵

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Perhaps it is your way, though seeming right, will in the end lead to death. Perhaps that is the fate of a closed mind?

That's original