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A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
November 10, 2023 at 5:26 pm
(November 10, 2023 at 3:44 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(November 10, 2023 at 3:39 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Maybe he should read up on Scientology. Or the Unification Church. Or the Mormons. Or…you get the picture.

Boru

None of those groups were ever able to make someone do something against his or her will.

With ten minutes and a butane torch, anyone can be made to act against their will. Psychological manipulation takes longer, but the results are the same.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 10, 2023 at 5:26 pm

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