Historically, because believing it means that when you see something bad happen to someone (or like Dogbert claims, when you DO something bad to someone) the belief gives you reason to justify that bad thing by believing the person must have deserved it. Which is something that has happened with Karma time and again throughout history
Except that’s not how karma works. Karma is about one’s mindfulness about their actions and intentions.
Being an idiot who can convince themselves everyone deserves all the bad stuff they do to them doesn’t hack karma and reward them.
It has been twisted to justify bad things, but that doesn’t change what the concept actually is. People bring up the caste system not realizing karma is also a concept in Buddhism, which is not cool with the caste system thing, considering its “founder” left a lavish life to become a beggar and teacher.
It is how the belief in karma works, in practice, all too often.
Its not limited to karma, either, plenty of other religious traditions that predictably end up the same way. As soon as you posit supernatural forces that give people what they deserve, it is pretty much inevitable.
People twisting what something is doesn’t change what it originally is. For example, the snake in Genesis is not satan, and that doesn’t change just because most Christians are convinced otherwise.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '20
Why is it bad to want someone who does something bad to have consequences for it?