# Would you try to rationalize it or would you start to believe?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 3, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-to-rationalize-it-or-would-you-start-to-believe/64165 "2001-05-03T02:30:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2001, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-to-rationalize-it-or-would-you-start-to-believe/64165/121 "2001-05-14T14:52:56Z")

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If I’m reading my bible correctly, there is a verse which says that God will send a delusion and that all who aren’t christians Will take the mark.

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**Author:** ![Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-to-rationalize-it-or-would-you-start-to-believe/64165/122 "2001-05-16T14:41:16Z")

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I’m bumping this for Joe\_Cool. I’d like to know more about his stand on prophecy. For that matter, I’d like to know whether he follows nine commandments or ten.

-Ben

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