[Buddha-l] RE: Problems with karma

[L.S. Cousins]

Bob,

>For me, the big problem with the "law of karma" (besides the fact 
>that it is not empirical) is that it ensures that there is justice 
>no matter what.
>If you rape and kill people and don't get caught, we don't have to 
>worry. You will pay for it in your next life.
>If you start a war where hundreds of thousands die needlessly, we 
>don't have to worry. You will pay for it in your next life.
>We don't need courts, or police.
>If I am shot while driving on the L.A. freeway, it was my karma and 
>I deserved it. Why bother to look after the shooter?

This is like saying that because everything that happens is willed by 
an omnipotent deity therefore there is no need for courts or police.

It simply misunderstands totally the proper application of the law of kamma.

Also, the results of kamma occur in this life as well as the next.

Lance