(August 16, 2009 at 3:35 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote: I don't really think it's possible to decide what to believe but I wonder if all we have here is a misunderstanding? Are you sure the point at which you decided wasn't more of an epiphany, a moment of revelation or some such because I certainly got one of those (a point at which I went, "Oh, so I'm an atheist!")?I can go for that Kyu. An individual has already made the choice when they make any decision.
(August 16, 2009 at 3:35 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote: Yes it was gradual but there was a point of realisation as I say above, a point at which my nightmares vanished and I finally felt very comfortable with what I then knew I was.Yes that realisation struck me sat in the car - and the feeling of elation accompanied it. That's just emotion which is probably inconsequential as we have these realisations. What's more important is what happens more slowly over time in the consolidation of our ideas.
