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> Doxastic voluntarism is a philosophical view that people elect their own beliefs; that is, that subjects have a certain amount of control over what they believe

Do you hold such a view as a first principle? Or did you arrive at it via consideration of other factors?



Do you mean to ask if someone can choose not to be a doxastic voluntarist?

You can't choose to be a doxastic voluntarist as much as you can't choose not to be one. One can only become one involuntarily.


Ah, now this is getting fun.

> Do you mean to ask if someone can choose not to be a doxastic voluntarist?

No, I did not. :)

My question remains: "Do you hold such a view as a first principle? Or did you arrive at it via consideration of other factors?"

If you look closely, you can see my question doesn't assume choice was/wasn't involved. Simply how you got there.


I decided to change my preferences and it worked. It's simply evidentially true.


(involuntary laughter) well played




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