Hell - Where is the idea of justice?

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It's, like, a page back. But I guess I can explain this.

GC claims we do have control over our beliefs and can choose what we believe. I asked him to prove this by becoming an atheist for an hour. By believing that there is no such thing as God, then using the same control to change himself back to a Christian afterwards (unless he preferred being an atheist, of course). He refused this, saying he didn't want to. So I asked him to choose to believe that his favourite colour is pink, or to believe that he is two inches shorter than he is, or something else benign with no real ramifications (just to prove his point! He could change back an hour later!) He's refused all these as well.

He claims the control he has over his beliefs is evidenced by the fact that he has changed his political beliefs in the past, which I have pointed out he did not do spontaneously. He presumably did not wake up one day and think 'I believe I'll change my opinion on x subject', rather he would have become aware of new evidence that informed his opinion and resulted in a change in belief.

So, care to have a go? I feel like the operator of a carnival stall, asking Christians to step up and prove that they can control their beliefs by becoming atheist for an hour. And like a carnival stall, it's impossible to win, because what I'm asking cannot be done.

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You can use introduce new items into subconscious by choice. That can affect your belief. I did a similar color trick with a friend of mine, it's actually quite easy.
The brain creates new neural connections in response to a thought. Repetition of the same thought (especially with visual involvement) physically strengthens the neural network representing that thought. That introduces "new evidence" that informs out opinion. There's been lots of research, I'm sure, on visual cognition and active visual perception and self-hypnosis. People can actively influence their opinions and belief, by choice. Most though don't do it actively though, other than introspection.