While studying, for example, Masechet Avoda Zarah, is it bad to imagine some xtian, hindu, babylonian, etc idols to relate them to what the Gemara says? If these images/thoughts do flash in my head sometimes when learning about avoda zarah, and if it is bad, what should I do? How can I stop them? They’re not persistent, they’re spontaneous, almost always I can get them out quite easily, but after some time they sometimes burst back in.

Asked on November 17, 2020