Can beliefs change?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
If one is an atheist is it possible to become a believer?
Can a believer become an atheist?

yes and yes

Originally posted by divegeester
I don't see why not. What's your view?

You have said this in the past: "I don't believe a Christian can become atheist." (see page three of Thread 157503)

Have you changed your position since then?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
I don't see why not.
I think it incredibly difficult but not impossible.

I think some Christians believe it impossible.

And here I thought it was the atheists who thought it was impossible.

Isn't that why they claim there's no such thing as free will?

No free will, you can't change your mind. If it IS possible, then guess what, there must be free will.

Originally posted by Suzianne
And here I thought it was the atheists who thought it was impossible.

Isn't that why they claim there's no such thing as free will?

No free will, you can't change your mind. If it IS possible, then guess what, there must be free will.

I have never entered into the free-will debates and nobody else here
represents my views.

Originally posted by Suzianne
And here I thought it was the atheists who thought it was impossible.

Isn't that why they claim there's no such thing as free will?

What I claim about free will, depends on how you define free will. But I am fairly certain, your definition is incoherent, so I would not make any claims about it other than 'its incoherent'.

No free will, you can't change your mind. If it IS possible, then guess what, there must be free will.
Now thats a new one. So are you saying you can't think of a circumstance in which a computer can change its mind? Or do you think computers have free will too?

Or did you not think this through?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
If one is an atheist is it possible to become a believer?
Can a believer become an atheist?

Yes definately!