Belief

Try to believe the sky is green right now. Not pretend. Not imagine. Actually believe it. You can’t. Even if someone offered you a million dollars, you couldn’t genuinely believe the sky is green. Your mind won’t let you. This shows something strange about belief. We talk about “choosing” our beliefs, but that’s backwards. Beliefs choose us. When I look outside and see blue sky, belief happens automatically. The evidence hits my brain and belief follows....

There’s a difference between not believing in God and believing there is no God. It sounds like word games, but it matters. Not believing in God is like not believing in unicorns. You’ve heard the claims. You’ve seen no convincing evidence. So you don’t believe. You’re not making a positive claim about reality. You’re just not convinced by the arguments you’ve heard. Believing there is no God is different. That’s a positive claim about what exists....