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Originally Posted by absvan  I believe that you are not responsible for everything that exists in your reality. As simple example is the case of abusive parents or child who got raped. Though a lot of LOA practitioners say that the child was responsible, they do not offer substantial evidence to back it. |
No, I don't think the child is responsible, but there are a lot of Karma believers who do think the child is - payback time for something they did in a previous life. I don't hold with that. No child deserves to suffer.
However, as we grow older and wiser and expand our means of communication, we become more and more aware, and thus responsible, for what does happen in our reality. For example, 30 years ago, you may have felt no responsibility for the plight of the poor in the third world because you weren't particularly aware of them, whereas today, you probably do feel somewhat responsible, to a greater or lesser degree. You do, then, have some control over whether you wish to help them or not.