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Interested in your thoughts on two different topics:

  1. Karma

  2. Soul-mates

Kassandra 6 Aug 2
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Karma is a bitch, believe in soulmates can be found more than once.

@jorj The more you are different from one person the more you are similar to another... My high school wingman was my soul mate we both got high... we were both communist, we fucked the same girls as a black and white sexual tag team... we even saved a gringo junkie's life when dying from an overdose. And it wasn't bromance we simply thought alike. I had a few women in my life that were my soulmates, we parted ways but stayed in contact, Denmark, Hawaii, DC, Puerto Rico.There's never been animosity and posibility of picking up where left off is there... it is the bonding, the connection, what happens between us in the same room, the chemistry. I am not asking for your permission or understanding... what happens between us you are irrelevant and unconsequential to it. Good Day!

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  1. Karma - As it is defined, traditionally, i believe there is no such thing. However, there may be some basis for "karma" in the fact that those who do bad things tend to have people want to not help them, or even do harm to them. And the reverse may tend to be true as well. It's not some mystical concept, but simple human nature.
  2. Soul-mates - My belief is there is no such thing. I think some people are "compatible" and some are not. There can be many factors that drive compatibility, some times not even consciously known to an individual. The degree of their compatibility may give an illusion of a "soul-mate".

There's my 2 cents....

Yup, although it looks like a whole nickle to me.

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You could add a third topic, religion, cause I'm just calling bs.

Well "atheists" are not likely to believe in either, I still wanted to see the feedback. Interesting responses so far.

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Sure, I've seen 'Karma' at work, but what I've found is that it works just fine without the need for 'supernatural intervention'. In my experience, people who are rotten and nasty to others usually get what's coming to them precisely because they are just rotten, horrible people. So, if you are the kind that puts negativity out into the universe, negativity will surely (eventually) come back to you.

As for soul-mates, I just try and love everyone as best as I can. So far, my track record of being loved in return is not too good, so I know any answer I give would be either either disingenuous or jaded. I'd like to say that I hope it's true, or at least possible, but I'm not sure that I do anymore.

I like your thought on Karma. Thanks for the response.

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There are some people who have done horrific things to others that never seem to have their day with karma. I don't know if I believe in it or not.

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I don't believe there is an entity called Karma that doles out punishment and rewards, although that misunderstanding was a delightful premise for "My Name is Earl." But certainly our own behavior can cause us unhappiness or contentment. We can inspire kindness and generosity in others, or resentment and spite.
I guess we would need to agree on a definition for soulmate. The term is used pretty loosely. But I don't believe there is only one person in the world who is meant for us. The odds of finding that one person out of billions in the world would be tough. We find people at work, school, the park and grocery stores. Just being in physical proximity gives us the opportunity to know each other and discover shared interests and values. I do indeed think there can be multiple "soulmates" if we took the time to get to know one another.

totally agree with you on the soul mate thing......and, yes, My Name Is Earl was hilarious! Most people I know don't really understand the Karma thing - they think if they do something wrong, karma will kick their ass day after tomorrow. 😉

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  1. as usually defined (what goes around comes around, or people getting what they deserve): magical thinking. attractive and ridiculous.

  2. people can be sympatico without bringing souls into it.

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Exactly!

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Karma is like praying for miracles. expecting either one will leave you unfulfilled. If Karma were real my ex wife would have died years ago. I have a 30 year marriage to what some people call my soulmate. I don't really believe in one soulmate but we both seem to gravitate toward each other instead of away from each other. We enjoy the company of the other and do most things together........call it what you will.

Karma would not have touched your ex. Karma is a Hindu concept that you pay for bad deeds by being born into a lower caste in your next life. I mean theoretically, because of course it's just a human invention to make us feel that there is some divine / cosmic justice.

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It is my personal belief that there is no such thing as Karma. I'm open to the idea of soul mates though. If there is such a thing I wouldn't mind meeting mine! 😀

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I used to believe in Karma, but I no longer do. Like god, any mysterious "force" has to be proven in a more rational way than anecdotally. As far as soul-mates, I understand what the term means, and I would say I have had two in my lifetime, but I don't believe there is a soul, and definitely not that there is only one true person for a soul-mate. If you're lucky, you'll meet someone who may grow into that status through shared love and experience.

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Neither for me.

I don't believe in karma.

I don't believe in soul mates. I believe most of us are capable of deep meaningful love -- more than once.

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Neither exist. Both are man made. Karma is repulsive and ridiculous. Imagen something deciding what you did wrong and how to punish you. It is also immoral to want anyone to suffer in anyway shape or form. Soul mates is a cute idea if we had souls. But you can be the perfect person for another in a relationship standard. It would be created from chance just like everything else.

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Karma. I guess but really believe you can't worry about others so just to take care of yourself. I've always heard what comes around goes around but I don't think there is any great cosmic scorecard out there grading us. I think we tell ourselves shitty people will get whats coming to them but I doubt they really do. I know a ton of super nice people that continually get a raw deal too so its a nice thought but don't feel it is real.

soulmates. Technically I don't believe in a "soul" so no. However in a significant other I recognize the term for what it is. Sure, I think there are people out there that will sync up or mesh very well and feel like they are sharing a brain and ideas. It is a comforting thought to have someone understand you on this level but expectations are cruel and often not wholly productive imo. They create a target that you really don't "know" and may be unrealistic. I prefer to just let each day work itself out and if we get there great...if not oh well

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I kinda look at myself as a karma delivery system ???

Seems unlikely there is just 1 person that perfectly matches you. I think instead, we have to be willing to adapt to each other to some degree. Willing to put up with some flaws, and try to address our own.

JeffB Level 6 Aug 2, 2018
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Karma is garbage, like afterlife, hell and heaven. As for soul-mates, since I obviously don't believe in souls it is not how I would describe that feeling, but obviously to me, certain people fit together much better than others, be it their common backgrounds, way of thinking, or just chemistry. Kind of like "love at first sight" that hangs around for a lifetime.

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If there are soul mates then she has done a great job hiding from me.

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Neither exist.

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I believe in neither of those ? Sorry

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  1. There's no evidence for it. Also it can easily be interpreted to justify suffering or success, which often comes down to luck. I find that kind of thinking repulsive.
Dietl Level 7 Aug 2, 2018
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Karma would have my full support if it were in fact real. How does it work, exactly? Who decides what's a good thing and what's not, and what is the correct payoff or penalty? And how is it enforced. Nope. As for soul-mates, I can see two people being close enough and similar enough so that they are completely in synch - for a while. If you change and your partner does not, are you still soul mates? You'd both have to change the same way at the same time to the same degree, and that sounds like one of you is doing all the thinking. So, same as karma, nope.

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Thoughts on karma: It appears that the notion of folks get their just rewards is batting no better than any other random element of chance. Further, I don't accept any form of fatalism either.

Thoughts on soul-mates: Well, I hold no beliefs in anything supernatural and the concept of soul fits into that category right along with leprechauns and angels. Now, if one defines soul as the sum total of another human being and should there be a genuine compatibility match and the two of them cross paths and circumstances are such that they will have to interact enough so that each will recognize the other, then, yes. Otherwise, no.

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I fond words like these very hard to actually divine meaning from - I don't agree with the idea of soul mates because so often that is a fleeting thing that falls apart when they meet yet another soul mate and someone gets ditched - I don't feel I am a soul mate to my partner just best friend and always got his back and he mine. Karma is a word I think that means when something good or bad happens we could attribute it to anything at all and Karma is one way of thinking we get payback for being a good guy or payback for doing something bad on someone - Words are often sleekit wee critters!

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Karma? is self fulfilling. soul mate? no.

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Oh man last time I commented on Karma people went off if you take all religious symbolism or mystical symbolism away from the word Karma if you look up what the word actually means it just means action it just means that your actions will have an effect on your life with that said sometimes s*** just happened
As for a soul I do not believe in the concept

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Neither are real.

Some people confuse karma with consequences. If karma is real explain how Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack on a train and not at the feet of some of the thousands of people who's lives he destroyed? The same argument people use for god gets used for karma.

Soul mates are the same, the odds of one soul out there just for you that you happen to run into out of 7+ billion people on the planet is unfortunately absurd.

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