To: E who wrote (25953 ) 11/15/1998 11:08:00 PM From: Rambi Read Replies (2) | Respond to
Random thoughts--I know very little about karma but reading the posts, it strikes me that it has great similarity to many aspects of Christianity, like the Presbyterian concept of predestination or the submissive belief in "God's Will". People seem to have different levels of need for how much they can accept as irrational or serendipitous before they have to assign meaning of some sort. Without some master plan, the world is a frightening, unpredictable and uncontrollable place. In the same way some people compulsively control their physical surroundings (don't we all know one of those "perfect" housekeepers?), perhaps others need to control their emotional and spiritual environment in order to give their lives order and meaning and keep themselves from flying apart. And what better way than through a powerful outside entity that is wiser, stronger, better, thus eliminating any need to question?each other
