{"id":35,"date":"2008-07-18T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2012-03-25T21:45:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T04:45:20","slug":"karma-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"Karma: part two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the second installment of our conversation on karma, we start with a critique of Sharon Stone&#8217;s comments on karma, the Chinese government, and earthquakes, exploring the problems with her essentialist claims. We don&#8217;t linger there long, though, and wander off to discuss good versus evil karma and whether or not those who do intentionally bad things are beyond redemption. 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