What prevents anyone from doing anything if there is no "law"of retribution. Don't say law enforcement because powerful people (like presidents and kings) are not effected by local or state police.
2007-12-07 10:37:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The first judge is the universe. Anyone who acts on the idea that they can jump off cliffs without a parachute or French-kiss light sockets is going to experience a very real and definite retribution that has nothing to do with karma. So nobody can do ANYTHING that they want.
The second judge is society. As soon as you have even one other person around, your behaviour is going to be judged. And if your behaviour is too egregiously unacceptable, those other people are going to have nothing to do with you. Or worse... if they find you too threatening they will simply get rid of you.
I'm not talking about just police here. I'm talking about EVERYONE. Yes, dictators sometimes control the police and military. But I would hope you've noticed that such people also get assassinated rather regularly. And of course there's all kinds of lesser punishments along the way... jerks simply do not enjoy the social benefits that pleasant people do.
You'll note however that even in this scheme, you can still do horrible things and get off completely scot free as long as nobody else knows you're doing them. I think we see this happening all the time.
There are philosophers who have argued that even these secret misdeeds have a negative consequence on the people who do them. Plato thought people who acted in such a way were usually confused about what they really wanted and doomed to be unhappy with what they got.
I don't think this is a generally agreed with conclusion, however. There certainly seem to be some examples of people who have performed misdeeds, profited by them, and lived happily ever after. If there is some kind of karmic force operating, it is much to subtle for anyone to demonstrate.
2007-12-07 11:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You most certainly can do whatever you want, that of course, which is humanly possible.
But all ideas have consequences.
Moreover, one must ask is there a God? Philosophically, the law of causation points towards an ultimate cause. What is that cause? Science points towards a beginning of the universe as the laws of thermodynamics indicate. Since chaos is not the present state of the universe, it cannot be eternal. Furthermore, how can one get to the present if there is no starting point?
If there is a God, who is He? Does He hold me accountable for my actions? All questions that need to be considered.
Moreover, morality still exists whether you believe in God or not. We just differ in the motivation to exhibit such morality. There is a difference between right and wrong actions as it pertains to truth such as the preservation of life. Only a big dummy or psycho would believe otherwise.
2007-12-07 10:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by j97774 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Newton's Third Law of Motion says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. That's science. And that is also Karma. Karma is basically you reap what you sow. If you put out negativity, you will only get negativity in return. That means even in the scientific world, karma is, as I've always said, alive and well.
2007-12-07 11:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by TwyztedChyck 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is the irony. Actually , now, people do what they want. They do anything and everything. Even fear of punishment , by law , means nothing to them. In the larger frame of things 'rights' and wrongs' have merged completely and endless debate is going on on this issue..
When even a direct punishment threat has lost its sting what are we talking about? There seems to be ONLY ONE issue that still haunts people. Pain...pain...PAIN. A hard core terrorist is ready and willing to do anything including blowing up as instant death bypasses pain. Do you buy that? It is this pain, the suffering that makes people wonder why this ? Not death.But pain. Karma addresses this inevitability of pain which can be avaoided.
2007-12-07 11:16:31 · answer #4 · answered by YD 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The law of cause and effect is known in philosophical
texts also. There is a very specific law in science.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite
reaction". If you write it in English, it becomes
Newton's Law. If you write it in Sanskrit, it becomes
Law of Karma.
http://www.search.com/search?q=karma
2007-12-07 22:11:43 · answer #5 · answered by d_r_siva 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If there's no karma, no judgment, no retribution, no sin, no hell, no ultimate consequences, no condemnation, no obligation--if what science explains is all that there is to be explained--then do whatever you want whenever you want for as long as you can, then die.
Just remember that this all begins with "if"...
2007-12-07 10:52:27 · answer #6 · answered by Beckett 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Newton's laws support the existence of an universal law of cause and effect (karma). "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"
2007-12-07 11:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can do anything you want. That's all there is to it. Everyone has the freedom to choose how they will go through this life. Many people cling to religion or laws to guide them. Others are guided by something intrinsic. My guide comes from within... so to speak.
2007-12-07 10:44:22 · answer #8 · answered by Trina™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we are governed by ourselves. We could do whatever we wanted, perhaps, and get away with it. But most people do not want to live with a horrible act for the rest of their lives.
2007-12-07 10:45:32 · answer #9 · answered by hallucinatingcandles 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There Is No Karma
2016-12-18 12:00:22 · answer #10 · answered by wingert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋