Is belief really a choice?

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Is belief really a choice?

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RE: Is belief really a choice?

April 5, 2013 at 5:41 am

Then perhaps you should choose a different word in your sentence:

(April 5, 2013 at 4:56 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote: If you were to choose to believe you were actually Abraham Lincoln

"What a little moonlight can do." ~ Billie Holiday

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Paraselene - 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

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RE: Is belief really a choice? - by Paraselene - 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

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