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In reply to the discussion: Why religion is invulnerable: [View all]MineralMan
(151,335 posts)55. Yes. That is your imagination.
When you actually roll the dice, some number between 2 and 12 will be the result of the combination. The number will depend on probabilities, and may be affected by the manner in which you rolled the dice, but your belief will have no influence on the result. You are merely imagining the outcome.
You might believe you'll roll a 7. You might have faith you'll roll a 7. Sometimes, you actually will roll a 7. But, the number you roll will not depend in any way on your belief or imagination. If you do it long enough, you'll lose all the money you wagered, however. The odds favor the casino.
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It also constantly re-enforces itself with the teaching that Christ will come back again...
brush
Nov 2017
#78
And there it is again, the threat from a theist that the horrible unbelievers are going
Voltaire2
Nov 2017
#109
It does seem to particularly annoy some people who profess complete disbelief.
yallerdawg
Nov 2017
#113
Yes, I've heard many times that your position is clearly found somewhere else
marylandblue
Nov 2017
#96
My point was that it shouldn't matter to guillameb if they did or didn't call him that
marylandblue
Nov 2017
#149
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
yallerdawg
Nov 2017
#41
You argued that materialism supports that consciousness continues to exist after death
marylandblue
Nov 2017
#106