Religion
In reply to the discussion: Karma: a poll [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)find that impossible to believe. I'm not trying to convince or convert you here, just trying to explain what I believe.
Religion and religious belief are always used to justify bad things, including caste systems, slavery, the oppression of women, the slaughter of others not of the "right" religion.
I don't just shrug my shoulders at things, saying to myself, "Oh, well, that person deserves it, or that person chose it." I try in my own small way to make this planet a better place, which is all anyone can do.
I will say, that for me knowing that someone like Cheney will eventually answer for what he's done, is quite satisfying. Some here have expressed glee at the thought of him burning in a literal Hell, and while I don't see it that way, I share the hope that there will be justice eventually.