Edwin Setiadi

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However, Sartre’s subtle argument does not rely on his atheism to prove the existential premise. For even a belief in God is, according to Sartre, a personal choice - it is a life and purpose chosen. The belief in a deity can never be forced upon a person. Even if one were to have the miraculous visions of Abraham, it remains up to the individual to interpret those visions: the voice of the divine or lunatic hallucinations? Only the individual, not God, can make that interpretation.
Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers
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