KARMA THEORY: A SYSTEMATIC DECONSTRUCTION

	   KARMA THEORY: A SYSTEMATIC DECONSTRUCTION 

		    (C) 1995  Ian Goddard

Karma theories, as diverse and ill defined as they may be, universally 
propose that if person A harms B, it is because B harmed C, even if 
the harm B did to C was in a "past life." Thus it follows that:  

   A harmed B
     because 
   B harmed C...  (A need not know about harm to C) 

Karma theory therefore states: all acts of harm upon B (anyone) are 
punishments for previous acts of harm by B upon others, committed in 
this or in a "past life."  


DECONSTRUCTION 

IF all acts of harm are punishments for previous acts of harm 
(all harm = punishment), and 
IF punishment is just (punishment = just), 
THEN all acts of harm are just (all harm = just) 

   all harm = punishment
              punishment = just 
   all harm = just 

(ah = p), (p = j), therefore (ah = j) 


IF all acts of harm are just (all harm = just), and 
IF that which is just is good (just = good), 
THEN all acts of harm are  good (all harm = good).  

   all harm = just
              just = good 
   all harm = good 

(ah = j), (j = g), therefore (ah = g) 


CONCLUSION: All harmful acts are good -- i.e., just. 

According to karma theory, if X opens up with machine-gun fire into a 
randomly selected crowd, then all those struck down by a bullet "had 
it coming," as they were guilty of past bad/harmful actions proven 
by the very fact they were hit by a bullet.  

As, according to karma theory, the gunman can * only * strike the 
guilty, his actions can only be just. As they are just, they are good. 
Yet, if they are good they cannot receive bad karma. That is the fatal 
contradiction: if X cannot receive "bad karma" for bad/harmful actions, 
as all harm = good, then "bad karma" transmission is impossible. 

As karma theory excludes the possibility of the transmission of "bad 
karma," because all harmful actions are good, i.e., just, there can 
be no function called "karma." We are therefore forced by dictate of 
logic to conclude that karma theory = false.



(C) 1995  Ian Goddard -- Free to forward and reproduce with authors name