Draka
Wonder Woman
No. What I am saying, whether you believe it is true or not, is that belief is not purely a choice thing. It is a reasoning thing. It is internal unconscious weighing of information. And understanding the concept of something does not equal believing in it. You can understand the concept of fairies, it doesn't mean you believe in them. Whether you believe in something or not has to do with experience and knowledge which either supports or contradicts what information you have in regards to the topic. If someone's experience and knowledge opposes the basic concept and information in regards to a particular deity then they cannot cognitively believe in it. You can't "choose" to go against your own brain. The "convincing" is evidence based, the evidence being personal experience and knowledge. If one is internally convinced of something it is not a choice. If a person has been convinced of another deity, or of no deity at all, then they cannot simply "choose" to believe otherwise. One cannot choose to believe in the Christian god. One must be convinced on a personal level. Should people who have not been convinced be condemned for that lack of being convinced? For their experiences and education on the subject not substantiating that particular god? For their own reasoning ability preventing them from believing due to their own flow of logic within their mind?I don't think this is true. Many atheists etc can or do have a Deity idea.
Does it make sense to condemn those who CANNOT believe?