Karma and the Conservation of Energy

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Wed Mar 4 11:45:35 CST 2009


Thanks,

It really sort of popped into my head last night as I was about to
fall asleep in bed, and I grabbed a pen to write it down lest I forget
in the morning.  "All debts must be paid" = conservation of energy
law,  and thus Thanatoids.

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
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> This is so concisely and perfectly stated. I feel that my mind was hovering
> around this concept but unable to clarify it. Nice.
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>> As Karmic adjusters, DL & Takeshi should be receiving compensation
>> from the living, although it’s never indicated how or if this in done.
>>  And as Karmic adjusters, they are essentially psychopomps.
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>> It is telling that DL was converted into a Karmic adjuster through the
>> scheming of  Wayvone.  He knowingly lets her use the Vibrating Palm on
>> Takeshi, and then sends Takeshi to join her at the SKA retreat.  So
>> for some reason, we have a Mafioso orchestrating the creation of a
>> Karmic adjustment team.  This ain’t no ordinary Mafia.
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