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TheHumanAmbassador wrote: Look up Hinduistic reincarnation. That should give you an idea as to what karma is by Hindu canon. And oh, let me tell you-It IS based on sins.. But also based on goodwill actions!

And if you're looking for the popular interpretation used in video games, look no further than the karma meter in Fallout! Yeah sure. Causality is cause and effect, Karma is the spiritual form of that. It doesn't do damage based on cause and effect because you can deny some choices and Karma will still do the same damage.