(June 5, 2016 at 12:42 pm)robvalue Wrote: Can you choose to not believe that the device you're watching through is real?
Seriously. I'll assume that you believe it's real. Can you suddenly alter your state of mind, so you really don't believe it's real? Through choice?
I don't mean some kind of word game. Sure, solipsism, and all that. But specifically the device in front of you. That's suddenly less real than everything else around you. Can you choose that state of mind?
If you can, you're a scary person. If not, you understand how atheism isn't a choice.
Sure. I can tell you about God and you can choose to believe me or not.