RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
October 17, 2023 at 2:03 pm
(October 17, 2023 at 1:59 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: The idea that things like that can be overcome is, itself, religious ideation. It's not a picture of the world as it is, but the world as it ought to be.
Yeah, that makes sense. I did not at all say it would be easy, though. In fact, I say it would be very hard. Maybe it would be dependent on the person, but in all cases, it would still be hard, nonetheless.
But yeah, it is what the world ought to be regardless. I can see that if overcoming things weren't enough, thinking that more people can control themselves emotionally, whether it is easy or hard, still fits as a religious ideation. Then again, I think wanting a better world through change is a religious ideation, is it not?
