Is he motivated by self interest, because he believes he will gain from doing good?

Or is he motivated because he truly repents for his bad actions?

I think he's motivated by self interest as he thinks good things will happen to him if he can fix all the bad stuff.

So, will he really get good karma? If he's not doing things for the sake of doing good, but only out of selfishness?

Ignoring the fact that it's a tv show..

It was supposed to be a philosophical discussion

Here you are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma

click this link or cut and paste it into your address bar.

Al.

quote:

Originally posted by ac_southwest:
Here you are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma

click this link or cut and paste it into your address bar.

Al.

We know what Karma is, it was supposed to provoke debate.

It's not really a question with any "right" answer, in the same fashion as Euthyrphro's dilemma.

quote:

Originally posted by makeo:
who invented karma ?


can i invent something like that

it is easy to invent anything like karma that is how all religons started out some belived something and lived by it

you have a good point, sars. firstly, I don't think Earl is doing this so good things happen to him, more to stop the bad things happening to him.

secondly, I believe Earl may have started the list out of self-interest, but he sure isn't gonna end it that way.

you see its more a journey of discovery and understanding. so in a way it doesn't matter what his initial intention was, he will still learn a lot of lessons. so in the end its more about self-development. which is not a selfish thing.

quote:

Originally posted by ac_southwest:
Here you are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma

click this link or cut and paste it into your address bar.

Al.

But surely it's about what Earl thinks is Karma, which is probably completly different.

and 2.5 seconds after I clicked the link... is it possible to be aware of/believe in Karma, and not have your actions altered by enlightend self interest?