> In reality, this kind of thinking means that if you believe in Karma, you can ignore less-fortunates because clearly they screwed up their lives on their own.

> In reality, this kind of thinking means that if you believe in Karma, you can ignore less-fortunates because clearly they screwed up their lives on their own. Disagree - If some one is "less-fortunate" and you are in the capacity to help them, you accumulate the negative kind of karma by ignoring them. > Conversely, you can get away with being a jerk to people, because they probably deserved it anyway. Maybe. But do not forget the implications on you for being a jerk. > It is a self-reinforcing bias of the worst sort. Depends on how you take it.