Quote from: Dunking Style on February 26, 2014, 10:38:03 PM

Quote from: CatKiwi on February 26, 2014, 08:14:39 PM

"If anyone has done Religious Studies at University or perhaps even studdied Buddhism or Hinduism you will know about Dharma and Karma..."

And how many of the crypto users and investors have studied that?

Quote from: CatKiwi on February 26, 2014, 08:14:39 PM

"Anyone who doesn't 'approve' of said religious connotations will stop at the name KARMA coin - they won't give a shit about the logo, their mind will be made up already. These people are few and far between and we need not pay them any mind. "

This isn't freaking Pope coin.. a lot of atheist believe in karma..and/or make reference to them. The point of the design is to not spook any potential investors/users of this coin and take a middle ground. If the name karma is already so religious, why would u add even more religious elements to it? This isn't a coin for just the people that studies religions.

Quote from: CatKiwi on February 26, 2014, 08:14:39 PM

"Remember folks, 25% of the worlds population is either Hindu or Buddhist"

And how many of those people are interested in crypto?

Quote from: CatKiwi on February 26, 2014, 08:14:39 PM

"If anyone has done Religious Studies at University or perhaps even studdied Buddhism or Hinduism you will know about Dharma and Karma - it makes perfect sense to have the dharma wheel on the logo for a coin called KARMA"

We're not trying to do some hardcore rocket science research on the basis of a name..we're trying to appeal to as many people as possible. It's not about what you like..or what is politically and factually correct. Seeing anything religious like a dharma wheel will be a turn off for lots of people. It reminds me of those jehova witnesses ppl knocking on my door..and bothering me when I'm trying to take the metro somewhere. That's an immediate turn off.

A cute looking elephant is not bad of an idea. It gives potential users a feeling of friendliness..and the fact that there's a friendly community that is intent on helping others. Emotional appeal is important when you are trying to market a product to people. People said Doge was garbage.. but guess what? It's a funny coin..and people like it because it doesn't take itself seriously. People felt connected to Doge..the fun coin of the crypto world..and look at it now.. it's huge. The last thing we need to do is to put a religious symbol on the coin and turn off every potential user.

I have studied the meaning of karma and dharma on my own, not at a university. I won't go into dharma here because it is irrelevant to this coin. In my view, the world karma is not strictly religious and it has multiple meanings depending on who is using it. It is also evolving in time as the time itself is evolving, and it is simple! Here is what Deepak Chopra says about the meaning of karma. I chose his definition because he puts is so clearly, and because he is one of the greatest spiritual/life philosophers of this century belonging to multiple cultures and always considering science in his work. I can't think of a better source to define the meaning of karma.

Deepak Chopra: "What is Karma? Karma simply means action. Every action has consequences. Karma creates the future, but it is also an echo from the past, conditions our soul through memory, desire and imagination."

And here is what urban dictionary says, for kicks: "The Buddhist belief that whatever you do comes back to you, e.g. if you do something good, something good will happen to you, and vice versa."
I disagree with this definition, because it limits the meaning to Buddhist. Does this sound strictly Buddhist: What goes around comes around? I don't think so. I am sure Justin Timberlake doesn't thinks so.

My love to this coin. Thank you guys for working on it.

...Now, to review the logos.

MsD

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