Did you choose to be an atheist? CAN one choose to be an atheist? [Spirituality & Religion]

@SimplyTracie

Ok. Well can you tell me how you choose to believe that which you do not believe?

For instance, could you choose at this moment that you do believe that santa claus is real and delivers presents to all the children?

@Pikachu Yes, if it is in your heart. Gifts are not only toys or a game. Think of presents as love in the hearts of every child and adult on Christmas morning. (As John Lennon said, Imagine, it’s not hard to do).

I saw a movie where a single parent, dirt poor and no presents for the children. The children were not sad though because they were loved and hoped that Santa gave their gifts to those really in need.

Christmas and Santa is synonymous.

@SimplyTracie I can't force myself to believe something that doesn't make sense or seems like it's true. It's just not in me, like trying to make 2 + 2 add up to five.

@SimplyTracie

[quote]Yes, if it is in your heart. [/quote]

Well that seems like a non answer. Are you not just saying "yes you can choose to believe, provided you believe in your heart"?

Do this for me right now. Decide that you do believe that santa claus is real. That he comes down the chimney and delivers presents to children all over the world in one night and that his sleigh is pulled by flying deer.

Decide you believe that.
Can you honestly tell me that you now believe that to be reality?

If not, why not?

@QuixoticSoul Or like you having the ability to part the Red Sea. Yeah, it’s not possible.

But it’s nice to dream about. Like world peace.

@Pikachu No. I don’t believe Santa is real.

@SimplyTracie

[quote] No. I don’t believe Santa is real.
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Well not with that attitude lol.

You said to me "I think you choose to believe or not." So choose that you believe in santa and his flying reindeer.

@Pikachu I don’t wanna believe 😠

@SimplyTracie

It's just for a minute. Then you can decide that you don't believe again.😉👍

@Pikachu I don’t have to prove anything to anyone for something to be true to me. Some things are just not to be explained.

I can tell you that you will love your child before he or she is born. I can’t prove it nor do want to even try. It just is so.

So for now, I believe Santa is just as real as you are a living breathing soul that God loves so much. Amen 🙏🏼.

@SimplyTracie

lol i think you're lying. I don't think you do believe that.

@Pikachu Hahahah 😂 You must also believe that Trump is a Saint and he’s the greatest person man has ever known.

@SimplyTracie

I think you probably haven't read many of my posts then😉

But no, i just think you're being dishonest because you don't want to back down from your original assertion even though you now recognize it to be in error when applied to other subjects.

@Pikachu Remember that poop 💩 guy accused you of being me because we both don’t like Trump?

@SimplyTracie

i'm afraid i don't remember specifically. But i've been accused of being the same person as a great number of people on the basis that we hold the same opinion lol

@Pikachu I remember. That’s the only time that has happened to me.

@SimplyTracie

It gets pretty funny to see how sure people are that you're using a different account just because there are TWO people who disagree with them😉

@Pikachu But my mission is complete now that you believe that I believe that Santa is in fact real even if I have unequivocally stated that he is not real.
😝

@SimplyTracie

lol i think you'll find i was pretty explicit in the fact that i did NOT believe you😉

@Pikachu Dang! 😂