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Nellf said:
social karma is real, but with no people or no memories, karma ceases to exist as does the questions of fate and gods. The purpose of life is to add meaning to an otherwise meaningless existence.
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The Buddhist idea of Karma isn't dependent on any gods though, nor does it need people or memories. When you are reborn, you won't even have memories of your past lives or all the good and bad your last incarnation committed. Only you, right now, should be concerned about it.
 
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Dreammaker33

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I believe that cause and effect is responsible for certain things being interconnected.
 
ConorHyena

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Dreammaker33 said:
I believe that cause and effect is responsible for certain things being interconnected.
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Indeed. If I drop a hammer on my foot gravity will cause it to accelerate and eventually land on my toe, breaking the bone and causing me signifcant pain.

The laws of phsyics interconnect everything.

And then, if you like confusing, you can look up the Chaos Theory on how everythning is interconnected.

And there's entropy.
 
Existenceinanutshell

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ClumsyWitch said:
The Buddhist idea of Karma isn't dependent on any gods though, nor does it need people or memories. When you are reborn, you won't even have memories of your past lives or all the good and bad your last incarnation did. Only you, right now, should be concerned about it.
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Yep, Hell. You don't even have to believe in concepts like reincarnation to be a Buddhist or believe in any Gods.

There are atheist Buddhists after all.

You just have to take certain teachings to heart.

Although, how much teachings you take to heart is up to you and how much you reject to find your own personal enlightenment is also up to you.
 
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RafflesHolmes said:
Yep, Hell. You don't even have to believe in concepts like reincarnation to be a Buddhist or believe in any Gods.

There are atheist Buddhists after all.

You just have to take certain teachings to heart.

Although, how much teachings you take to heart is up to you and how much you reject to find your own personal enlightenment is also up to you.
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That is the beauty in it. It doesn't need any gods, no branch of it believes in them. (Though, if you are very nitpicky you find that some branches believe in protective spirits. They aren't comparable to any gods though) Since the first Buddha was a mundane human, just like we are.
Even better, you always gather good and bad karma, but from the point on where you start to learn Buddhist teachings it will "take two eons (though it isn't determined how long exactly that is) for you to reincarnate and be enlightened yourself". Literally everybody can and will be enlightened at some point.

I am very happy to have gotten into contact with this religion on my search. I wouldn't call myself a Buddhist, but I learned many valuable things from it (Like calming down and meditate, not be a dick to your surroundings, be more optimistic etc.) and still visit meditation groups when my studying allows it. It's a good thing, I can recommend it to anyone to at least have a look at it.
 
Niru the Husky

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ConorHyena said:
Indeed. If I drop a hammer on my foot gravity will cause it to accelerate and eventually land on my toe, breaking the bone and causing me signifcant pain.

The laws of phsyics interconnect everything.

And then, if you like confusing, you can look up the Chaos Theory on how everythning is interconnected.

And there's entropy.
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Ahh, the good old Chaos Theory...
The theory which you can use to avoid having to tidy up your bedroom :D
 
Nax04

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Are we talking about physics?!?!? uwu
 
Niru the Husky

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I love physics and chemistry.
What a coincidence that I go to a higher technical collegue for chemical industry
 
Existenceinanutshell

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ClumsyWitch said:
That is the beauty in it. It doesn't need any gods, no branch of it believes in them. (Though, if you are very nitpicky you find that some branches believe in protective spirits. They aren't comparable to any gods though) Since the first Buddha was a mundane human, just like we are.
Even better, you always gather good and bad karma, but from the point on where you start to learn Buddhist teachings it will "take two eons (though it isn't determined how long exactly that is) for you to reincarnate and be enlightened yourself". Literally everybody can and will be enlightened at some point.

I am very happy to have gotten into contact with this religion on my search. I wouldn't call myself a Buddhist, but I learned many valuable things from it (Like calming down and meditate, not be a dick to your surroundings, be more optimistic etc.) and still visit meditation groups when my studying allows it. It's a good thing, I can recommend it to anyone to at least have a look at it.
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I have only taught myself a bit from Buddhism. Because one of my personal heroes is Kenji Miyazawa. The author of books like "The Life of Guskou Budori" and "Night on the Galactic Railroad." He was a devote Buddhist as well as an agricultural science teacher.

So he sorta got me into researching it. I hope to eventually visit one of the temples in my area and learn from people who have held their beliefs in Buddhism for longer than I. So I can perhaps learn something from them and better myself.
 
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