Sorry, putting asterisks around 'some' does not nullify my point - which is that to deny that people have a free choice if they believe this stuff is true is wrong - I can say that with certainty as I was such a person and it was a choice I freely made.
If there was a metaphorical gun being held to my head (which I presume is the threat of hell), and untold riches on offer for doing what the gunman wants (which I presume is heaven, cute Christian girls, and so on). Then I very definitely had a completely free choice to choose what I wanted, and I chose to be shot (in your analogy).
Arguing that people have no choice here just doesn't stand up.
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Date: 2008-05-28 11:54 pm (UTC)If there was a metaphorical gun being held to my head (which I presume is the threat of hell), and untold riches on offer for doing what the gunman wants (which I presume is heaven, cute Christian girls, and so on). Then I very definitely had a completely free choice to choose what I wanted, and I chose to be shot (in your analogy).
Arguing that people have no choice here just doesn't stand up.