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Trick Yourself Into Believing In God
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RE: Trick Yourself Into Believing In God
July 21, 2016 at 3:35 pm
There are a lot of make-believe ideas that are installed into our brains during our youth that are so ingrained that the idea of questioning might never occur.

I'm still sorting through the nonsense.

I don't know if 'tricked' is the right word, but it was that inaccurate view of the nature of our existence that kept me believing in God for as long as I did. Brainwashed, or biologically inclinations, not sure which I'd attribute it too. Maybe both.
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RE: Trick Yourself Into Believing In God - by quip - July 18, 2016 at 3:41 pm
RE: Trick Yourself Into Believing In God - by quip - July 18, 2016 at 8:08 pm
RE: Trick Yourself Into Believing In God - by Silver - July 18, 2016 at 8:11 pm
RE: Trick Yourself Into Believing In God - by Cecelia - July 18, 2016 at 9:17 pm
RE: Trick Yourself Into Believing In God - by henryp - July 21, 2016 at 3:35 pm
RE: Trick Yourself Into Believing In God - by vorlon13 - July 21, 2016 at 4:38 pm

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