[Stu]

Originally Posted by Jords

Why do you feel the need to force your opinion onto somebody if they do not think the same as you in such a patronising way Stu?

I think I kinda get the fact you dont believe in anything if there is no evidence, and although that could be seen as a sensible way about things so your not 'let down', I think a bit of belief is healthy. Im not really religious, but I class myself as Agnostic when it comes to debating if there is a God or not for example - because nobody actually knows, I guess Im just more open about possible theories.

Because it's not an opinion. That I find patronising. The fact that you want to degenerate a factual statement with no either or into just 'an opinion'. You make it sound like we have some sort of choice whether or not to believe in karma when we don't. At least not a real, viable choice. It's about the same choice as we have whether or not we want to believe the government is putting microphones in the walls and cameras in your shitter. Nil choice. Sure, you can believe in it if your slap happy, but it's not actually happening in the real world.

I never quiet understood where these belief arguments come from. As if belief is some healthy, enriching thing. It's the abandonment of reason in favour of a mind numbing, comforting 'magic' view of the world.

Belief should also indicate a plausible choice. Like you can't prove something either way. But we can prove karma is bollocks. So I'm not really sure what hope you are beliving in.