I've been trying to tease apart the psychological phenomenon of sin/karma/debt from its classical supernatural framework(i.e, as an objective reality). My thoughts so far are that expressing one's value system faithfully(being "good") sets one up to preferentially notice/appreciate examples of these same values being expressed by others. "Do unto others as you would see them doing unto you," if seeing were acknowledged as a selective act of perception, not just observation. Likewise doing evil, or maintaining a logically contradictory value system in practice, would breed cynicism, the belief that Everyone's value system lacks consistency.
There's a connection here to relative suffering, to whit: greater suffering makes one appreciate smaller blessings more powerfully, while greater comfort inclines one to greater sensitivity to smaller inconveniences. IF...one has hope of a better(more personally valued) future.
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