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Why people are religious
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RE: Why people are religious
January 6, 2016 at 8:34 pm
(January 6, 2016 at 8:32 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Yes. And even let's say some person was upon the right religion, are they justified in belief in it or do they believe in it for the same delusional reasons people believe in their own religions which are false?

That's another question.

The problem begins when one thinks there is a correct belief in which to believe. When one forsakes that delusion due to the fact that there are multiple beliefs in which one could believe, then one is truly free.
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Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 6, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Longhorn - January 6, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 6, 2016 at 11:34 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Faith No More - January 6, 2016 at 12:01 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 12:04 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 6, 2016 at 12:09 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 12:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Kingpin - January 6, 2016 at 12:12 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 6, 2016 at 12:16 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Minimalist - January 6, 2016 at 12:23 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 12:24 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by WinterHold - January 6, 2016 at 12:48 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 12:51 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 1:00 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 1:07 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 1:10 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 1:12 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 1:14 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 6, 2016 at 3:16 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 6, 2016 at 3:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 7:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 7:23 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 6, 2016 at 8:29 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:00 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 8:09 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by dyresand - January 6, 2016 at 8:20 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:20 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Regina - January 6, 2016 at 8:35 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Regina - January 6, 2016 at 8:42 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 8:49 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 9:31 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 9:32 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 9:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 9:44 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 9:45 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 9:47 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 6, 2016 at 10:12 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 11:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:17 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:11 am
RE: Why people are religious - by bennyboy - January 6, 2016 at 10:06 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 10:00 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Catholic_Lady - January 6, 2016 at 10:21 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:22 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:24 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:29 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:32 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:34 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:36 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:37 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:44 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:45 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:49 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:52 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 8:56 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:58 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by abaris - January 6, 2016 at 9:01 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 6, 2016 at 9:03 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:51 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 8:24 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:26 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Edwardo Piet - January 6, 2016 at 8:39 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Angrboda - January 6, 2016 at 8:40 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 6, 2016 at 8:46 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by vorlon13 - January 6, 2016 at 8:51 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Edwardo Piet - January 6, 2016 at 9:57 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Silver - January 6, 2016 at 10:15 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 7, 2016 at 6:55 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 7, 2016 at 11:31 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:27 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 5:02 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:31 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 9:40 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 9:49 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 9:52 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 9:54 am
RE: Why people are religious - by account_inactive - January 8, 2016 at 5:09 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 6:09 am
RE: Why people are religious - by jcvamp - January 8, 2016 at 9:00 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 9:03 am
RE: Why people are religious - by SofaKingHigh - January 8, 2016 at 9:04 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 9:07 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Old Baby - January 8, 2016 at 10:37 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Whateverist - January 8, 2016 at 12:10 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by account_inactive - January 8, 2016 at 9:09 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 9:39 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 9:55 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:04 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:08 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:14 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:16 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:18 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:19 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:22 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:32 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:27 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:34 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:39 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 10:43 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 10:52 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:00 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:13 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 11:28 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:31 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:31 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:34 am
RE: Why people are religious - by The Grand Nudger - January 8, 2016 at 11:37 am
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 11:54 am
RE: Why people are religious - by MysticKnight - January 8, 2016 at 11:58 am
RE: Why people are religious - by Brian37 - January 8, 2016 at 12:19 pm
RE: Why people are religious - by robvalue - January 8, 2016 at 1:55 pm

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