Well I'm not talking about your belief. I'm saying that I don't see how belief can be a "choice" because you are either convinced or unconvinced by something due to what you're compelled by. I don't see where a "choice" comes into it.
How would God being transcendent make a difference here? You also believe "choices" are mechanical like me, didn't you say? So how would that make a difference? What I want to know is how we can "choose" to believe something when we're just compelled by it. You can try to decide to believe 'X', but whether you do or you don't, that's not what will convince you is it?
If I tried a million times to believe something but I was completely unconvinced by it, that's not going to work. I need to be genuinely convinced for the belief to shift.
EvF
How would God being transcendent make a difference here? You also believe "choices" are mechanical like me, didn't you say? So how would that make a difference? What I want to know is how we can "choose" to believe something when we're just compelled by it. You can try to decide to believe 'X', but whether you do or you don't, that's not what will convince you is it?
If I tried a million times to believe something but I was completely unconvinced by it, that's not going to work. I need to be genuinely convinced for the belief to shift.
EvF
