Karma

I like the pretty scenes of the ocean and the boat. But, these images do not subtract from the illogical conclusions and misleading information Brian Pedd showed through his video. Several of his statements have no actual significance when discussing life and karma. For instance, by stating that everything has an action and a reaction Brian failed to explain how this relates to difficult issues. Is rape a reaction to a past action? Child molestation? Murder? You cannot answer the problem of suffering and pain with karma- it is cruel and unsatisfactory. Also, Brian said that you needed to listen to your heart when making decisions, but emotions are fickle. How can you base your life on transitory emotions? Karma describes these wonderful ideals but fails to explain how to arrive at them. Words have no meaning, when Brian Pedd states that we should seek fulfillment through our actions, what is fulfillment? Karma is the ethical perspective of Cosmic Humanist and is dependent upon moral relativism and therefore cannot be the universal standard of right and wrong. 

Moral relativism stems from ignoring absolute truths and "rational restrictions"; it is an ethical system based upon the preferences of individuals. Furthermore, morality is ruined as people replace their system of values with what they like. No one can judge the actions of another, or claim their beliefs are more correct- moral relativism denies a universal standard of morality. Noebel states that within Cosmic Humanism "Tolerance is the key: cosmic Humanists must tolerate all other views regarding morality because ethics is relative to the truth within us" (153). They even go so far as to state that Eve was condemned because she began judging when she ate from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Without a basis for any belief, nothing is regulated or questioned, so what will happen to justice and mercy? Society will fall into chaos without some kind of law and Cosmic Humanist deny universal right and wrong. 

Upon the flimsy basis of moral relativism is karma based on- karma is "the total effect of a person's actions and conduct during each phrase of existence, determining the person's destiny" (Noebel 153). Cosmic Humanists assume that everyone was acting in order to reach a "higher consciousness" and thus are justified in their actions. Hitler's actions were morally acceptable because he was seeking his own path. What a load of garbage! A man that slaughtered millions of people is ok, really? "Good and evil are hopelessly blurred"within the ethical system of karma. (Noebel 153) Evil could become good in another universe and therefore Cosmic Humanism ignore the weight and issue of evil. Cosmic Humanists state that every action will come back to you, but this fails to explain the existence of evil and suffering in innocent people's lives. Noebel states "Unfortunately, because there is no standard by which to judge what may be 'an act of indifference', or 'a misuse of life', we cannot know if there is any difference between cruelty and non-cruelty. This is an alarming conclusion, but one Cosmic Humanists accept" (153).  Basically, actions cannot be judged, evil cannot be punished, and Cosmic Humanists are ok with it. This is why karma is not a universal standard of good and evil and why Nathan should run in the other direction.  When people begin saying, that Christ and Lucifer are the same person, might be a red flag.