UTT - Blog Post 8

What’s wrong with Karma?

        Well, that’s an interesting question, but let’s take it as the video presents it, since we need a working definition of Karma first. According to the Youtube clip, the word Karma means “Action,” and it says that “Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind.” So, basically, we reap what we sow. Action to reaction, that kind of thing.

        So, first of all, let’s look at logical problems with Karma. If every action has a consequence, like the video says, then why do we do bad things in the first place? Do we not learn over time that there is no point to doing “evil” things because it will hurt us down the road? I would think so. After all, we learn from history all the time. Of course, then there’s the logical conclusion of Karma—that if we do something bad, it leads to a bad thing happening to us. But, the video says that bad things happening to us will result in good karma down the road. So, logically, doing bad things would mean we would get good karma later on. A + B = C, right? I don’t think that’s a good idea to be showing around, and it kinda goes against the idea of karma in the first place.

        Then, there’s the future aspects of Karma—what we do about it and what we can expect from it. Really, we can’t expect anything. It leaves a ton to be desired in the “answers” department because we can’t actually know anything about Karma or its results in the first place. No idea how that goes, since we all really want answers about our pressing questions. Also, since we don’t’ know how Karma really works, then we won’t want to do anything about it because it would “Mess things up.” So, therefore, we wouldn’t be allowed to interfere and change a person’s Karma, so all charity, goodwill, and contributions to others, even while charitably kind on the surface, actually will hurt the recipient’s Karma down the road and thus be unwelcome. Ergo, no good deed would go unpunished, as the old saying goes.

        Really, I don’t want to go any farther than this—I don’t believe I need to. I mean, if Karma is already this socially destructive, what’s so good about it? I’m not really sure, honestly. Sorry Nate, but you better get a different view.