One question that pops to my mind when reading this thread is this: "What exactly is choice?" If a choice is purely a set of chemical reactions in the brain following a certain path set forth by previous choices and life experiences, then no one really has any control over their choices, so the question of whether belief is a choice becomes sort of moot.
Belief is sort of in the same boat. How do you define belief? Is it a feeling of 100% certainty in something, or is it simply deciding that, based on what is currently known, choice A makes more sense than choices B, C, etc?
This message has been edited by Perdition, 11-23-2004 04:00 PM
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