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> One does however chose to believe in a religion. That's a remarkable contention, and one which strikes me as flat-out wrong. One doesn't choose to believe i
by wtbob 11y ago
> One does however chose to believe in a religion.
That's a remarkable contention, and one which strikes me as flat-out wrong. One doesn't choose to believe in something; one either does or doesn't.
- jqm 11y agoOne either does or one doesn't because one chooses. Consciously or subconsciously it is a choice. Maybe there is a lot of social pressure in the choice, maybe the fact there is a choice isn't clear, but it is still a choice. Particularly in this day and age when one everyone can see there are many different ways of looking at things. One isn't born a Christian or a Nazi or an Anarchist.
- wtbob 11y agoThat really doesn't make sense. One doesn't choose to believe something; one just does. There's no subconscious or conscious choice. Believe is something one does (it may even be that belief is the thing the brain does, but I don't know that I'd go that far).