... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
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Are you sure they're trying to mitigate their lack of belief? Or are they just trying to debate their reasons for lacking belief?... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
There is no they. Why might someone in good faith seek to adfress his or her absence of belief? It's not a trick question.Are you sure they're trying to mitigate their lack of belief? Or are they just trying to debate their reasons for lacking belief?
To connect or fit in better with other people around them who believe already... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
To the best of my understanding the most common reason is genuine disconfort.... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
Need for something, eg, afterlife, meaning, security?... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
Is this a real thing? I can't imagine someone wanting to believe who doesn't already.... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
Hmm. It's not a question I've personally encountered in my adult days.... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
Because they finally realized that their "lack of belief" is just a baseless bias, and they need to revisit the issue for the sake of their own intellectual honesty.There is no they. Why might someone in good faith seek to address his or her absence of belief? It's not a trick question.
... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
... not the loss of belief, but a long standing lack of belief in deity?
So you would think it appropriate for a theist to reevaluate his or her belief but unimaginable for an atheist or agnostic to do the same? Interesting!Is this a real thing? I can't imagine someone wanting to believe who doesn't already.
Please learn to distinguish between@Brickjectivity
To connect or fit in better with other people around them who believe already: Why is that necessary? Do theists and atheists do not connect in world? Are they at war? ...
The irony of you talking about "baseless bias" should be lost on no one ...Because they finally realized that their "lack of belief" is just a baseless bias, and they need to revisit the issue for the sake of their own intellectual honesty.