Belief in karma: how beliefs about moral causality shape social behavior (opens in new tab)

Billions of people around the world believe that the events in their lives are determined by the law of karma: good deeds lead to good outcomes, whereas bad deeds lead to bad outcomes, because of supernatural forces that transcend the boundaries of human justice. This belief is increasingly recognized in psychological research as an important dimension of religious diversity across the world, and has unique impacts on the psychology and social behavior of believers. This review highlights the...