(January 3, 2013 at 1:20 am)whateverist Wrote:(January 2, 2013 at 11:51 pm)naimless Wrote: I believe I don't control what I believe. I once did, though, and that was a cool experience.
Or we could say we do control what we believe in order to suit ourselves. We just don't control what suits ourselves. We're more involved consciously than most determinists and monists allow, but of course there is something about being someone in particular which prejudices ones choices.
If I could control what I believe to suit myself, I would not be an atheist.
