(March 31, 2019 at 5:19 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Beliefs are not a choice, they are the result of being convinced of a proposition. Either one is convinced gods exist (theism), or they are unconvinced gods exist (atheism).
This may be an overly strict application of word definition.
Human beings are not logic machines, and may choose or reject positions not entirely based on the way we have defined.
If this person says s/he has chosen something, it makes sense to take it at face value.