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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.  OP, there is an assumption in your question that people choose their beliefs.  I don't think people can choose their beliefs--like that.

For example, you say you do not believe in God.  So if I were to ask you to believe in God for 5 minutes, you would not be able to do it.  People can't "choose to believe."

This is why Pascal's Wager is a fallacious argument to believe in God.  You cannot just decide to believe in God to CYA.

Now if I said, "Hey, OP, the sun is not going to rise tomorrow," you would not believe me.  If I said, "just believe it for 5 minutes," you still would not believe me.  BUT--if you turned on the TV, and news reporters everywhere were saying that the earth was hit with a meteor and it slowed down on its rotation, or that there was a volcanic explosion and the ash would float over and block out the sun tomorrow, then you might change your belief.

So we can't change our beliefs absent new information.  That's the key.

Therefore, some rational people believe in God based on their information.  Some seek God, and end up believing in God, because they got some new information that changed their beliefs.  And vice-versa.

For me, I find that my rational brain does not believe in God--even if there is a God--there are different types.  And to make me care, it would not have to just be a creator, but a *personal* God who cares about me and wants what's best for me.  That being said, when I'm out in nature, at times I am so happy and feel so blessed--I am so thankful, and if I am thankful, who am I thankful to? This OTHER part of my brain does believe in God.  I let these two parts of my brain co-exist.  LOL like the bumper sticker, but in my head.  Because you know, there are limits to the human brain, and to my brain, and I do know that I cannot really ever figure it out, nor do I need to.[/quote]

You can just be grateful -- and happy.  There's no need to be grateful to some person or entity.  Some really good things happen for no apparent reason --some bad things too.  I bet you don't worry about who to blame when something bad happens.[/quote]

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