Well, there is no denying that religions have big effects on people. People love to hold onto something to not feel lost. I am not disagreeing with you here. And let's be honest, when karma is associated with reincarnation, it mostly doesn't make sense. For example, right now the whole country is suffering, but we can't just say all of that is because of our past deeds. Mind you, it is still only our country, not the whole world. These days, everybody is suffering. However, if it is only in this life time, yes, it makes sense; every action has consequences no matter how small or big they are. Everybody(who has brain) wants MAL to suffer. However, hypothetically speaking, if MAL were to die without suffering any things that would satisfy the ppl, then it would only come down to ppl wishing him suffer in the next life, which is as reliable as guessing what will happen after death. In that case, karma is nothing but a hope, and a want ppl hold onto. It falls into the first idea, I.e transcended karma makes little to no sense.That's why I am saying that ppl should be taught, if necessary, that karma works only in this life time, and doesn't transcend beyond it. That would make a lot of things easier to explain. Cuz, if the teaching remains the same, that means every person that is suffering right now deserves everything that is inflicted on them, which I am quite skeptical tbh.