Atheist or Agnostic?

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If you say you are choosing to believe in God, then it's not a belief, it's a professed belief.

You are either convinced by the claim that there is a god, or a particular God, or you are not. If you actually believe it, then it is not a choice.

I don't believe any God claims I have ever heard, and I cannot choose to believe them even if I wanted to. That's why the discussion about why people hold beliefs is so important. I think people often haven't thought about it that much. They may be surprised what they are basing it on, if they can analyze it critically and honestly enough.