Do you believe in Karma?

If "Karma" was real, Bush & Co. would have never achieved wealth and power: instead they would have been set on fire and chased by pitbulls as children.   Think of all the total asses who make it to the top :  now, think of all the nice folks who live a life of quiet desperation.  It might be nice to hope that "karma" exists, and every now and then we witness a moment of poetic justice - but, in general, it's just a dream.

Yes and no.  We usually get what we deserve in life based on our actions.  Those who study gain knowledge, those who help others are usually loved and respected, those who steal have few friends.

   It's not quite as simple and clear cut as cause and effect because we can't see the effects that non-action provides, such as not stealing, or not helping someone, but we know that things would have been different had different choices been made.

   Some sacrifices bring rewards, and others don't.  Some sacrifices are their own punishment for making the wrong type of sacrifice or decision.  The same for things like working hard.  A person can work hard and become wealthy, while another can work even harder at the same job and still be poor.  Though if you examine their lives more closely, the poor one may have spent his money as he earned raising a family that loved him to his dying days, while the rich one ends up alone.

   I don't think there is some cosmic rule that balances things out, but I do think people provide their own rewards and punishments.

PB , Nice answer .  I will add...  the poor man who spent his money raising his family that loved him till his death , is actually richer than the rich man who ends up alone and dies alone .

Equus, thank you.  It's a subject I've thought about a lot.  Yeah, I agree, but I didn't want to make the value judgement that one man is richer than the other in some way, just that they each created their own results.

If someone believes in karma then he is more likely to get the results according to his deeds....and this would ascertain his/her belief.

What go's around comes around In two fold

I believe what the bible says.... God was talking about Israel but this is before America came about, (we are the children who came to America) . I will bless those who bless you and curse those why curse you. This is true. God will bless those who bless others. Those who curse you meaning :If anyone hurts you in any form, verbally, or physically will have to pay the price.