00:00Have you always wondered, is karma a real thing, or is it just the universe's most aggressive rumor?
00:05Well, let's go back to a few thousand years, in fact, when karma was an ancient belief in Hinduism and
00:11Buddhism.
00:12And the idea was simple. What you do in this life affects your next life.
00:16But somewhere along the way, pop culture got involved and said,
00:20Nah, we're speeding this thing up.
00:22So now we think karma works like Amazon Prime for justice.
00:26Thanks for calling the Karma Hotline.
00:28Someone just cut in line at the grocery store.
00:30Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. How about when they get home, they step on a Lego?
00:36It all sounds good, but science says there is simply no cosmic scorekeeper.
00:41So then why does it sometimes feel like karma is real?
00:44Well, researchers called it confirmation bias.
00:46When something bad happens to a bad person, we yell,
00:49Karma!
00:50But if something bad happens to a good person, we say,
00:53Life is complicated.
00:55Always wondered.
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