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Can you choose to believe something, just like that?

  • Written by Mark Boespflug, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Fort Lewis College
Can you choose to believe something, just like that?I decide, therefore I believe?duoogle/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Some years ago, I was in a lively conversation with a software developer about arguments for and against God’s existence. After discussing their merits and shortcomings, he paused – perhaps a little impatiently – and said, “You know, these arguments really...

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