Thoughts On Karma...

Some people reject the idea that Karma is a natural phenomenon. We do not.

They argue that the "science" around Newton's Third Law doesn't take into account the "cause and effect" required for Karma to take place.

They're right that "cause and effect" have no use when calculating the forces generated when a piece of poo hits a fan.

But, think of it this way. This is a law of motion correct? So does this hold true for the molecules in our cells? The cells in our organs? The organs in our bodies?

No you can't apply the same mathematics when you consider people as the actors but if it is a law then the collective effect of all of our actions must have an equal and opposite effect on our environment. This has to be if Newton's law is to stand.

Given two steel ball bearings that are bouncing into each other the calculations are easy (relatively speaking). And if we bring it down to thermodynamic levels we can say that the amount of energy required for a specific action will cause a reaction that consumes an equal amount of energy.

Now consider the cold war.

The buildup of nuclear weapons on one side of the ocean caused a buildup of nuclear weapons on the other side. Equal

The weapons on one side were pointed at the other side and visa-versa. Opposite

Imagine if a weapon on one side was used on the other side. What did Americans think would happen? Retaliation.

But it didn't come to that did it.

It certainly looked grim. Creation of nuclear weapons (bad act to them, good act to us) on one side causing the same (bad act for us, good act for them) on the other.

Equal but opposite reactions that cause what could possibly destroy both agents. That sounds like a Karma loop to me.

Imagine the co-evolution of cheetahs and gazelles. Would the cheetah be as fast as it is today if it weren't for it having to adapt to speed increases in it's prey?

Both gained in speed. Equal

Both used this gain to try to cheat the other out of something. Life or a meal. Opposite.

The Evolution of greater running speeds on one side (Good for cheetahs, bad for gazelles) and the Evolution of greater running speeds on the other side (Good for gazelles, bad for cheetahs).

This also sounds like Karma.

Now, consider an agent that, when acted upon, can either have the equal and opposite reaction or can choose to have an equal and similar reaction based on electrical and chemical signals.

That sounds like what's happening when a Mormon actually convinces a person to join their faith.

Karma is the result of Evolution acting upon thousands of millions of 3rd law actions and reactions.