Trailblazer
Veteran Member
Can we change our mind about what we believe?
@PureX said that one CAN change their mind, but they won't because they don't want to deny their current understanding of 'what is'. #523
I disagree. One CAN change their mind, and they sometimes do, if they get new information that causes them to change their mind. However, if they don't change their mind, it is because they truly believe that what they believe is true according to their current understanding. It is not that they won’t change their mind, as if they are stubbornly refusing to change their mind, it is that they have no reason to change their mind.
Why should anyone deny that what they believe is true?
Conversely, why should anyone accept any belief as true if they don’t believe it is true?
Why should atheists accept that God exists when they see no evidence for God’s existence?
I do not think that atheists are stubbornly refusing to believe in God. I take them at their word when they say that they see no evidence for God. It is not that they won’t believe in God, it is that they can’t believe in God because they see no evidence for God. The same holds true for me. It is not that I won’t disbelieve in God, it is that I can’t disbelieve in God because I see evidence for God.
@PureX said that one CAN change their mind, but they won't because they don't want to deny their current understanding of 'what is'. #523
I disagree. One CAN change their mind, and they sometimes do, if they get new information that causes them to change their mind. However, if they don't change their mind, it is because they truly believe that what they believe is true according to their current understanding. It is not that they won’t change their mind, as if they are stubbornly refusing to change their mind, it is that they have no reason to change their mind.
Why should anyone deny that what they believe is true?
Conversely, why should anyone accept any belief as true if they don’t believe it is true?
Why should atheists accept that God exists when they see no evidence for God’s existence?
I do not think that atheists are stubbornly refusing to believe in God. I take them at their word when they say that they see no evidence for God. It is not that they won’t believe in God, it is that they can’t believe in God because they see no evidence for God. The same holds true for me. It is not that I won’t disbelieve in God, it is that I can’t disbelieve in God because I see evidence for God.