I have heard it said that "one cannot choose what one believes." But is this really true? It seems neither more or less plausible than a statement like "one cannot choose one's talents". While both are true in some ways---we cannot choose what we are naturally gifted at, nor do we choose the circumstances we grow up in which influences our beliefs---it seems incorrect to suggest that we have no influence on our talents or our beliefs. I think for those who want to believe something, they can find a way to believe it.
I have heard it said that "one cannot choose what one believes." But is this really true? It seems neither more or less plausible than a statement like "one cannot choose one's talents". While both are true in some ways---we cannot choose what we are naturally gifted at, nor do we choose the circumstances we grow up in which influences our beliefs---it seems incorrect to suggest that we have no influence on our talents or our beliefs. I think for those who want to believe something, they can find a way to believe it.