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Is belief really a choice?

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RE: Is belief really a choice?

April 4, 2013 at 4:58 pm

(April 4, 2013 at 4:55 pm)Joel Wrote: Maybe I find it difficult to grasp because I don't believe we have free will.

From my perspective, free will does not hold any supernatural connotations to its name. Free will, to me, is choosing between chocolate or vanilla ice cream just as much as it is choosing between theism or atheism.

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Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - March 22, 2013 at 9:35 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by KichigaiNeko - March 22, 2013 at 9:41 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - March 22, 2013 at 9:43 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by LastPoet - March 22, 2013 at 9:44 am

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Neo-Scholastic - March 23, 2013 at 12:39 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Tonus - March 22, 2013 at 9:51 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by thesummerqueen - March 22, 2013 at 10:06 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by downbeatplumb - March 22, 2013 at 11:43 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Angrboda - March 22, 2013 at 1:02 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by KichigaiNeko - March 23, 2013 at 10:36 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - March 22, 2013 at 8:51 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by CleanShavenJesus - March 23, 2013 at 12:24 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - March 23, 2013 at 12:58 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by everythingafter - March 23, 2013 at 1:30 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by NoraBrimstone - March 23, 2013 at 5:01 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - March 23, 2013 at 5:05 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Simon Moon - March 23, 2013 at 5:55 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by GordonHide - April 4, 2013 at 8:53 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 9:13 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by thesummerqueen - April 4, 2013 at 9:14 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 9:16 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 9:49 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 10:08 am

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 10:17 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 10:27 am

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 10:47 am

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 11:34 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by thesummerqueen - April 4, 2013 at 11:38 am

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 11:47 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 11:54 am

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 12:10 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 12:41 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 12:35 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 12:53 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Silver - April 4, 2013 at 2:45 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 3:07 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Silver - April 4, 2013 at 3:10 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 3:13 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Silver - April 4, 2013 at 3:25 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - April 4, 2013 at 4:41 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 4:41 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - April 4, 2013 at 4:47 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Silver - April 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 4:54 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Neo-Scholastic - April 4, 2013 at 5:23 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by MysticKnight - April 4, 2013 at 5:30 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - April 4, 2013 at 4:55 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Silver - April 4, 2013 at 4:58 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 4:59 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Joel - April 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by The Grand Nudger - April 4, 2013 at 5:32 pm

RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Silver - April 4, 2013 at 6:00 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Silver - April 4, 2013 at 6:52 pm

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by OneOfAKind - April 5, 2013 at 1:03 am

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