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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 19, 2023 at 5:31 pm)Ahriman Wrote: God teaching you a lesson about not getting your way all the time doesn't really count as "coercion". Calling it "coercion" would be like current adult me accusing my mom of child abuse for not buying me groceries.

When a supposed soul is held hostage, and the adherent has been programmed to believe in both this god and the soul, yeah, it's coercive.

It's not hard to break so long as one questions one's own precepts. But it is certainly an attempt at coercion: "Do as we say god wants you to do, or suffer in eternity after death."

That's a fairly pointed statement.

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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will - by Thumpalumpacus - November 19, 2023 at 11:02 pm

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