Did he REALLY win?

[Jordan]

I'm an atheist but I believe in karma. Nothing spiritual - just people who do bad things and hang out with the wrong people get what's coming to them - one way or another. good people get ahead in this world. Crappy people don't. Besides, this money could be a nightmare for him. I bet 5 years down the road all the money is gone and he has more debt than he does now. so is winning the lottery a good thing? for some people yes - for this guy probably not.

The lotto winning is an annuity. 50k a year for 20 years or whatever.

[JGood]

Karma is simply cause and effect. You may know it in Physics as Newtons first law of motion.

I think most of us are referring to it as if you do something bad to someone else, something bad will happen to you - even if it's an unrelated incident. While not the true definition, it seems to be the popular one.

I'm an atheist but I believe in karma. Nothing spiritual - just people who do bad things and hang out with the wrong people get what's coming to them - one way or another. good people get ahead in this world. Crappy people don't. Besides, this money could be a nightmare for him. I bet 5 years down the road all the money is gone and he has more debt than he does now. so is winning the lottery a good thing? for some people yes - for this guy probably not.

Of course if you are a bad person and live a shitty life, bad things will happen to you. My point is - if this guy robbed a bank, served his time, won the lottery on probation, and got away with it, nobody would say anything about karma. If he did the same thing, but got caught, people say "Ohh, karma's a bitch". As if "karma" controlled if he got his winnings or not.

[Turf1600]

I think most of us are referring to it as if you do something bad to someone else, something bad will happen to you - even if it's an unrelated incident. While not the true definition, it seems to be the popular one.




Of course if you are a bad person and live a shitty life, bad things will happen to you. My point is - if this guy robbed a bank, served his time, won the lottery on probation, and got away with it, nobody would say anything about karma. If he did the same thing, but got caught, people say "Ohh, karma's a bitch". As if "karma" controlled if he got his winnings or not.

Good point. But like I said - sometimes something that looks like a blessing turns out to be a disaster.

Jordan - yeah you're right they are sometime annuitized. but I bet when his 50k runs out and his nose is caked with coke he will call one of those lawyers that will cash him out.

[Coco Savage]

lulz