It's hard to say what would cause someone to convert or reconvert. There are probably many reasons.
Not all atheists disbelieve in gods for rational reasons. If someone disbelieves for bad reasons, and runs across a particularly convincing (to them) debater, they might be swayed.
I've seem the Cosmological argument (despite the obvious fallacies) sway atheists to becoming deists or theists.
Not all atheists disbelieve in gods for rational reasons. If someone disbelieves for bad reasons, and runs across a particularly convincing (to them) debater, they might be swayed.
I've seem the Cosmological argument (despite the obvious fallacies) sway atheists to becoming deists or theists.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.