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A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 12, 2023 at 4:09 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: If you’re a good person only because of the threat of eternal punishment or the hope of eternal reward, you’re not a good person.

Boru

Well no, of course not. But we're not talking about "eternal punishment" or "eternal reward", God wouldn't allow either of those things. Religion would, but God wouldn't. And "religion" and "God" are not the same thing, even if only speaking in a hypothetical sense.
"Imagination, life is your creation"



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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will - by Ahriman - November 12, 2023 at 4:25 pm

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