Are you Superstitious? (tradition, doom, divine)

[Ormiston]

Specifically, do you believe that supernatural events can and will occur to punish people for bad behavior? I've felt a sense of impending doom in the past that eventually led to disastrous events in my life. I'm pretty sure this was just from me being self-destructive but wondered if someone looking down didn't just decide that they'd had enough of me. Also, what about traditional superstitions?

[Draka]

Superstitions such as ladders and black cats and such are nonsense, but I do believe in a kind of karmic justice. I believe we reap what we sow. What you send out comes back to you. I also believe this can still be retribution for deeds in a past life. Karma is both positive and negative. I believe everything is cyclic.

[finalfrogo]

A commiter of dark deeds is not content. If one has bad behavior, this behavior will be reciprocated by one's associates. Therefore, destruction of others is ultimately a destruction of self. As for supernatural impedement, I don't think a criminal has a higher probability of being struck by lightning and killed. If only it were that easy; we'd have a lot less crime.

[Karl R]

Originally Posted by Ormiston

I've felt a sense of impending doom in the past that eventually led to disastrous events in my life. I'm pretty sure this was just from me being self-destructive but wondered if someone looking down didn't just decide that they'd had enough of me.

I'm reminded of a quote:

"If you wake up in the morning convinced that today you are going to die, you will probably find a way, before the day is over, to make sure that belief comes true."


Like Draka, however, I do believe that there is karma ... at least on a mundane level. Our actions determine the kind of people we become, and that determines what kind of things happen to us.

Originally Posted by finalfrogo

I don't think a criminal has a higher probability of being struck by lightning and killed. If only it were that easy; we'd have a lot less crime.

I agree completely, but a criminal does have a lot higher chance of being murdered.

[Ormiston]

Originally Posted by finalfrogo

A commiter of dark deeds is not content. If one has bad behavior, this behavior will be reciprocated by one's associates. Therefore, destruction of others is ultimately a destruction of self. As for supernatural impedement, I don't think a criminal has a higher probability of being struck by lightning and killed. If only it were that easy; we'd have a lot less crime.

In my now superstitious state, I believe that my wrong doing would be worse than the criminals because I care more about it. Any takers?

[finalfrogo]

Originally Posted by Karl R

I agree completely, but a criminal does have a lot higher chance of being murdered.

Or die in a car accident in a desperate attempt to escape imprisonment. But these are supernatural interjections; these are basic cause-and-effect incidences that don't relate to a "divine intervention". It's not superstituious to think that people have the capability of "screwing themselves over."

[finalfrogo]

Originally Posted by Ormiston

In my now superstitious state, I believe that my wrong doing would be worse than the criminals because I care more about it. Any takers?

Forgive me, I'm not sure what you mean.

[Ormiston]

Originally Posted by finalfrogo

Forgive me, I'm not sure what you mean.

That it's not the deed that influences your karma, but how that deed compares to yourself. For example, a serial killer doesn't see much wrong with murdering and thus his karma is substantially less impacted by each killing than if I killed someone. Just a thought.

[Ori]

I am partially superstitious, but then I am partially depressive/ psychotic.

I do believe some things seem to happen just when you need them to or really don't want them to, but either way it is usually for the better and helps you to grow as a person.

God knows i've had too many such things happen in my life for them to be mere coincidences.

[Maxist]

If you are talking about premonition, then that is simply the mind putting things together that it cannot unless in deep sleep. If not, then no. I beleive htat ghosts are another kingdom of beings, but other then that you would have to better define 'supersticious'. Otherwise I do not beleive that I am, no.