Kristy,
The five books of Moses (Torah/Pentateuch), from which most of those Biblical texts are extracted, are regarded by Jews, Christians and Muslims as being the 'Word of God.' Kristy --- In [email protected], Kristy McClain <healthypl...@...> wrote: > Ed, I certainly respect your position on this, but after looking at the link you gave, I have a queston... If the Bible and other events were recorded by mortal humans, how can you be certain these accounts are the divine intentions of God? Could they reflect mankind trying to understand the world around them, and assert their perceptions are inspired by God? Perhaps they were wrong. Perhaps they were right. Perhaps they made a mistake. Perhaps compassion arises from such uncertainties? Kristy Bill and All, Be nice to your partner, or else you will be at the receiving end of a this-worldly unspiritual effect. Tell the truth to your boss about how he can improve his management style and you will experience another kind of this-worldly unspiritual effect. Don't jump when the powerful say jump, and the effects will be not at all illusory. Karma is as non-illusory or as illusory as the justice-inflicting Abrahamic God-conception is non-illusory or illusory. I am allergic to the habit of mixing the impersonal with the personal. Nevertheless, here we go: I am an agnostic with respect to karma extended over putative life-times. I am an agnostic with respect to all supranatural phenomena I have not experienced or verified. As an act of faith, I am a non-believer in the Abrahamic God - and here's 'why': http://www.nobeliefs.com/DarkBible/darkbible3.htm <http://www.nobeliefs.com/DarkBible/darkbible3.htm> --ED. --- In [email protected], <billsm...@...> wrote: > > As most of you already know I believe karma as understood of a kind of 'spiritual cause-and-effect' is illusory - both the short- and long-term version. > I do, however, think Chris' interpretation below that identifies karma as part of the action (instead of a result of the action) has a lot of merit. If I were to believe in karma it would be something along these lines. ...Bill!
