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leftyladyfrommo

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5. Lots of people who believe in reincarnation think like that.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Fri Feb 13, 2015, 07:44 PM

Feb 2015

Those ideas are not new.

For instance, the people in N. Korea were guilty of some awful crimes in past lives. They are paying for it in this life.

Or the people who carried out the Holocaust will all be stuck in awful situations in a later life.

People who live with horrible illness are paying for sins of another lifetime. Or they may simply be living that life time so that other people who have been reborn with them will learn lessons that they need to learn.

One incarnation lasts only a second in time. You come, you face tests, you die and then are reincarnated again to learn other lessons.

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Shirley MacLaine asks: Were Holocaust victims paying for sins in past lives? [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 OP

Woo Train Comin' Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #1

I prefer the slow train myself. zappaman Feb 2015 #2

More like Crazy Train. Archae Feb 2015 #26

She has gone off the rails with this one...I didn't think she could outdo herself Rex Feb 2015 #102

Jayzuss... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #3

I wonder Tree-Hugger Feb 2015 #4

Lots of people who believe in reincarnation think like that. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #5

So, where would that leave the tormentors? Do they now carry a karmic debt? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #9

I guess. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #40

That doesn't really answer my question. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #41

It's a bit of a fuck up isn't it? sibelian Feb 2015 #43

That's the reason it is so important to live a good life. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #49

Yes. A huge one. Probably lasting for eons of reincarnations. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #46

If someone executes a punishment imposed by an outside party (in this case, karma) Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #48

I think they would actually do both. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #50

Unnatural sex? sibelian Feb 2015 #53

Buddhists are pretty conservative about sex. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #58

Afraid of the dark, are they? sibelian Feb 2015 #60

They are very moral people. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #65

Wellllll.... sibelian Feb 2015 #66

Here's the deal. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #67

If they ARE counterproductive, yes. sibelian Feb 2015 #74

Rape Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #75

So... Rape is unatural sex Lordquinton Feb 2015 #82

Rape is unnatural sex... Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #84

What did you just say? Lordquinton Feb 2015 #85

Rape is unnatural sex, period. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #86

What a horrific philospohy Lordquinton Feb 2015 #87

Are you talking about the "rape is unnatural sex" philosophy or the "karmic" philosophy? Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #89

The Kharmic philosophy Lordquinton Feb 2015 #90

Yes it is horrific. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #106

Reincarnation theory is just another horrid rationalization of atrocity. alphafemale Feb 2015 #51

It's an explanation for atrocities. It's not an excuse. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #61

"you only live once" is a rationalization of making victimhood a cult. According to materialists KittyWampus Feb 2015 #68

What a convenient way to blame the victim. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #81

So rich, beautiful people deserve to be that way? mainer Feb 2015 #6

These are creating very bad karma for themselves. They may look beautiful on the outside Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #14

I'm not so sure pipi_k Feb 2015 #33

Buddhist monks don't own anything. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #69

Pathetic attempt to remain in the public eye. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2015 #7

So then, what were Republicans in their past life? world wide wally Feb 2015 #8

Witch burners. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #13

They probably were but LiberalElite Feb 2015 #18

They are village idiots... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #34

What is, "No," Alex. eShirl Feb 2015 #10

What a fucking idiot BeyondGeography Feb 2015 #11

Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #54

By the way, I'm the one addressing you as Fuckstain in the alert you'll see soon. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #57

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #63

Man, I wish I had been here earlier to read Ilsa Feb 2015 #78

called the other person the "C" word, right out of the gate. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #79

Lol...Missed the whole thing BeyondGeography Feb 2015 #80

2003? Makes you wonder how many other accounts he had/has. Yeesh. nt Hekate Feb 2015 #99

Reincarnation and Karma are beliefs held by over 25% of the worlds population, including Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #12

That doesn't mean it's not bullshit melman Feb 2015 #15

FTW! bigwillq Feb 2015 #17

We truly DO NOT KNOW Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #21

Sure love to behave as if we know, though, don't we? sibelian Feb 2015 #55

To what "we" are you referring? You and I? Society at large? Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #77

Which is why wheniwasincongress Feb 2015 #62

True, and these religions TM99 Feb 2015 #24

Her quotes were over the top agreed. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #30

So? Republican beliefs are held by an Codeine Feb 2015 #59

Where's my clue-by-four?! sakabatou Feb 2015 #16

What the... Holocaust karma? Giving yourself ALS? LittleBlue Feb 2015 #19

Is Shirley MacLaine trying to find a way to stay relevant? ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #20

If so, she's going about it the hard way. Smarmie Doofus Feb 2015 #31

11 million people were killed during the Holocaust: Jews, Jeohvah's Witnesses, homosexuals, disabled Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #22

In addition, many of them were children. Hekate Feb 2015 #92

She is going to be in hot water because of that one. Beringia Feb 2015 #23

Shirley MacLaine has no clue what she's talking about. Utahraptor, on the other hand, GETS IT. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #25

The older cartoon "Tiny Toons" had a character "Shirley McLoon/The Loon" Archae Feb 2015 #27

WE'RE paying. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #28

Yup blame the victim Shirely, you have now joined the crazies still_one Feb 2015 #29

You have it wrong Shirley. They were innocent victims of sin. jwirr Feb 2015 #32

Shirley MacLaine is an asshole. She's been an asshole for a long time. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #35

She's a big democratic donor, or used to be. like her brother warren. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #36

Well, then. She's an angel. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #37

I dont believe in angels. I think she has the right position on most things, the mature adult randys1 Feb 2015 #52

Oh dear, Shirley.....you've gone off the deep end for sure. AverageJoe90 Feb 2015 #38

I predict an apology coming. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #39

Some (or most maybe) CHristians believe the same thing. MuttLikeMe Feb 2015 #42

I don't think so. It's a medieval point of view no longer shared by the vast majority ofChristians. Hekate Feb 2015 #93

Welcome to DU, MuttLikeMe! calimary Feb 2015 #103

Dementia maybe? Marrah_G Feb 2015 #44

Probably not. But this addled view of "karma" really is the dark side of New Age woo. Hekate Feb 2015 #94

She's an idiot. HappyMe Feb 2015 #45

Who was perfect in a previous life? fadedrose Feb 2015 #47

They don't live a life of no sickness or heartache. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2015 #70

I think that's the problem right there daredtowork Feb 2015 #105

Just-world hypothesis is complete bull ck4829 Feb 2015 #56

The Far Side wheniwasincongress Feb 2015 #64

Let it go Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2015 #71

"...a beloved, slightly demented elderly aunt or grandma..." That's a kind view. Thanks. Hekate Feb 2015 #95

Shirley MacLaine just made my permanent shit list. Paladin Feb 2015 #72

Remember when she wrote that crazy book about reincarnation 6000eliot Feb 2015 #73

The advantage of being on DU Turbineguy Feb 2015 #76

Shirley MacLaine asks: Just How Fucking Stupid Am I? zappaman Feb 2015 #83

FTW! Rex Feb 2015 #101

What absolute bullshit this all is! mr blur Feb 2015 #88

1) Karma doesn't work like that. 2) This shit is the dark side of New Age woo. 3) Not every thought Hekate Feb 2015 #91

WTF??? hifiguy Feb 2015 #96

Early American Protestants were of the opinion that God rewards the good and punishes the bad... Hekate Feb 2015 #97

That's an awful thing to say.. mean spirited even if you think it.. it would be Cha Feb 2015 #98

Pure unadulterated gibberish. But okay what the hell you posted it so I will play along. Rex Feb 2015 #100

Just another form of blaming the victims. Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 #104

Exactly, and no less batshit crazy than the shit mainstream religious people come up with Major Nikon Feb 2015 #107

I'm not Jewish, but charles d Feb 2015 #108