2007-05-14 15:10:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The doctrine of Karma is a fallacy--Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc "After the cause; therefore, because of the cause". It's fallacy, a mistake in reasoning; illogical, irrational. It just doesn't follow, and has no ability to provide reasonable explanation of why it is a true cause and effect case. To claim that an individual is receiving 'bad karma' because of bad deeds he has done to others, himself, or in general is a fallacy of false cause--how is true that this is the case--that is, how do you know that it in fact IS Karma that 'causes' anything? Does it follow that because you did something bad that a bad situation that occurs in your life is due to that very bad thing you did? No. Just because you wash your car, and then it rains, doesn't mean that because you washed your car it rained. Much like Karma--Just because you do something 'bad', and something 'bad' happens to you three days later, doesn't mean that because you did something bad that something 'bad' happening to you is because of the 'bad' thing you did.
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2007-05-14 15:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by nick p 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither. Quantum mechanics pretty much laid to rest any notion that we live in a deterministic universe with quantum uncertainty.
Karma is just another baseless religious belief, a punishment/reward system like heaven & hell in xtianity, a morality message to "be nice or else you'll pay later." But karma has no way of explaining accidents, or how good things happen to bad people, or bad things to good people (like infants, who are never given the chance to repent or to be good).
Like it or fear it, we all have free will. What we choose to do with it, is up to us. (That's exercising your free will again!)
2007-05-14 16:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things branch through many different options as a result of our decisions. For an example of this, look at the game of chess. The game has many, many rules, but a game of chess is not predictable despite the amount of rules that control it.
2007-05-14 15:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by Star F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We control most things that happen, of course, it is impossible to control ALL things. But, if fate were the one in charge of our lives, we would not have to make any effort to achieve anything, we could just sit around and things would come to us. As we all know, that doesn't happen!
2007-05-14 15:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by tcconssw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can vary for several reasons. Your choices and even those of others. Ultimately, you decide how you handle any situation.
2007-05-14 15:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by CUrias 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats bulls#it, we can control if we choose. only people who wait 4 **** to happen believe in fate or whatever the hell u wanna call it.
2007-05-14 15:19:39 · answer #6 · answered by StealthShadow 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋