"--Sorry, right. Karma is a force of the universe in most Indian cosmologies. In its most basic form, it's the principle of cause and effect-- but it's just. So it basically says, if you act in an immoral way, you can expect it to catch up with you."
"But there seems to be some kind of contradiction somewhere about being an agent of ineffable divinity, cognizant of that fact, and also a finite being."
He pauses thoughtfully.
"Our justice systems, eventually, are usually found to be lacking by the societies that come after us."
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"But there seems to be some kind of contradiction somewhere about being an agent of ineffable divinity, cognizant of that fact, and also a finite being."
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"Our justice systems, eventually, are usually found to be lacking by the societies that come after us."
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"Well, I can't exactly knock revenge. I've never tried it."
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He sounds mostly thoughtful.
"But in general ... what do you think merits non-divine intervention?"
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"And the hurts that leave scars ..."
He can make ironical references too.
"Those are of the wintry variety?"
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"Is that why you've gotten Ariel involved?" he said.
"To ... stave off the hurt? Or get yours, or keep the cold out, or whatever?"
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"Well from where I'm sitting it sounds like a lengthy period of indentured servitude," he says.
"It's ... not my business any more than anything else is, but I have to admit I was interested in hearing your thoughts."
And given how they now apparently clash on the topic of justice, he's betting those thoughts will be scintillating.
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