[DougShrapnel]

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That's not true - we have plenty of choice. It is limited in many ways, but we certainly have it. At bare minimum we can take the position of bunny, who has no "choice" but to believe in Christianity but still accepts that his belief is ultimately irrational.

Certainly we can choose not to merely accept our first impression. We can choose to examine our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs, and become better, richer people for it. Most people don't bother - that makes them rational? No.

[/ QUOTE ]Ah but having the belief vs keeping the belief in face of overwhelming evidence are different. We cannot stop our mind from filling in the details, any more than we can stop it from controlling our heart rate and blood presure. Which I guess it can be done, but it very difficult to do. If my pulse is 250 I can't change it by will alone,even tho it's likey to kill me. I can only take those actions to get my heart rate down.