Posted: Feb 26, 2010 2:20 am
Is it actually possible to choose to believe something because you find it comforting? I would find it very comforting to believe I had several million pounds in the bank, yet impossible to believe given the overwhelming evidence that this is not the case.
More generally, are our substantive beliefs really something we choose, or merely something we, for want of a better word, accept?
More generally, are our substantive beliefs really something we choose, or merely something we, for want of a better word, accept?