Equivalent Trade
By scammerwear
@scammerwear (1433)
Singapore
July 24, 2008 2:52pm CST
It has many names, the Law of Conservation, Karma, Yin Guo, or as fellow fans of Full Metal Alchemist will say, Touka Koukan. Many believes include it in one form or another, even science. Yet not everyone seem to believe that it is true.
If the universe is a closed system, then something as intrusive as divine intervention or miracles could damage it beyond repair. Perhaps this is why some have observed that divine powers work through you and not around you, influencing and not steering. Perhaps its just my late night coffee talking.
Do you believe in Equivalent Trade?
2 responses
@stagewhisper (901)
• United States
24 Jul 08
Do you mean the concept where nothing is ever really created, and nothing is truly destroyed? Yes, I'm a believer of this. It doesn't quite make sense that something could be made from entirely nothing.
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@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
24 Jul 08
I read that fellows of Hermes Trismegistus believe that Divine Providence is The Mind, and all the exist are thoughts of The Mind (still confused as to how that works) Are we referring to the same thing here?
@stagewhisper (901)
• United States
24 Jul 08
I'm not sure if we are. 
But as for how divine powers would work... I think it's simply that for a lot of religions, people believe that deities prefer to try to work in small ways through people due to free will. However, I can see where a deity just up and creating something out of the blue would be a bad idea as well.
So instead, they might implant ideas in the heads of living sentient creatures and hope we interpret things the correct way, and find a way to make it ourselves.
But as for how divine powers would work... I think it's simply that for a lot of religions, people believe that deities prefer to try to work in small ways through people due to free will. However, I can see where a deity just up and creating something out of the blue would be a bad idea as well.
So instead, they might implant ideas in the heads of living sentient creatures and hope we interpret things the correct way, and find a way to make it ourselves.1 person likes this
@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
24 Jul 08
Oops! My bad.
Not sure about other species, but somehow that doesn't seem to work out too well for ours. The Dark Ages illustrates just how much liberty we take on interpretations...
@tessah (6617)
• United States
24 Jul 08
the ones ive noticed that do not beleive in karmic return are usually the ones who are crying why meeeeeeee but continue to live their lives vicious towards others, dishonorable and unkind, and do whatever they please to have what they want regardless of who it hurts. me? i fully beleive in it.. ive seen soo many examples of the blacklash on people who have done terribly evil things in their lives to even doubt its existance.
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@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
24 Jul 08
The best way to experience karma is to have a major spell backfire, no? ;)
I find it odd why anyone would be willing to lose control of his or her life just to avoid responsibility. But somehow most humans do that (does that make us freaks?)
@scammerwear (1433)
• Singapore
24 Jul 08
Some of us are willing to live with that burden, because we do care :) Like one of my favor authors Scott Cunningham wrote: "Walk lightly...breathe deeply...harm none and discover the wonders that magic has to offer"
@tessah (6617)
• United States
24 Jul 08
and here im called the freak because i take great care and try very hard to see to it that my actions are honorable ones so that i dont suffer from the return of it to me. obsess and stress over everything before i make a move, nitpick everything to its core so i know exactly what im doing and if its going to harm anyone in any direction.. is it defense or is it vengeance? is it right or is it wrong? am i acting from anger or is it justice?? the constant questioning is a daily thing.. but thats just me ..;shrugs;..
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