Talk:my karma ran over your dogma
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Previously discussed at WT:TR, since the definition seemed meaningless. Now it has another definition which also seems meaningless. So I guess RFV is the place. Please ensure that your citations match the definition (!). Equinox ◑ 22:47, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
- It has a ton of attestation as a phrase used on bumper stickers but not much discussion of what it's specifically supposed to mean. In practice the actual uses seem to just mean "religious dogmas are bad", without much actual relevance for "karma": "Poets are the women who cut through dogma (remember the button: 'My karma ran over your dogma'!)" [1]. "Perfectionist churches are a menace. ... 'My karma ran over your dogma,' says a bumper sticker." [2], "What opposes dogma? There's an old joke: 'My Karma ran over your dogma'." [3] and so on. It's presumably a product of fuzzy boomer-era/primarily US dabbling in Eastern religions, which would explain the vagueness and the fact that it's now seen as a thing of the past. In recent sources it's often specified that it "used to be" common. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 23:57, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
- I dont think it has any meaning at all. We're really overthinking this here. If it has a definition, I'd say that it is My car ran over your dog. That's it. It's just a pun, since karma and dogma are sometimes juxtaposed in other contexts. There's nothing to verify. Whether that means we need to delete it, I guess I'll leave up to others to decide, but we're not going to get anywhere here whether we leave this up for three months or three years. Best regards, —Soap— 17:11, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
RFV Failed, I found lots of mentions. The definition doesn't seem supported. Ioaxxere (talk) 19:43, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
The page has recently been recreated. As it has been deleted, and I've seen the sentence (or variant "my karma ran over my dogma") on bumper stickers and don't know what it means other than a joke, I'm not patrolling it. PierreAbbat (talk) 01:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the alert. I didnt have this page watchlisted, but i saw the discussion because apparently subscriptions carry over across pagemoves. i still think this expression is a pun and therefore has nothing to offer when someone tries to find a literal meaning. —Soap— 09:12, 20 May 2024 (UTC)