Karma and Rebirth Essay Questions

1. Do you think Johnson would say that the idea of karma is compatible with Western theistic religions? Why or why not?

2. Explain Johnson’s arguments for the existence of karma. Do you find them convincing? Why or why not?

3. Johnson suggests that his argument for the pre-existence of the soul paves the way for the idea of reincarnation, but does not require the idea of reincarnation. Do Johnson’s arguments for the pre-existence of the soul work if one supposes that each soul is only incarnated once, but that some pre-existing souls are simply better than others? Why or why not?