ART, this is a very odd thread.
I agree that we can choose our beliefs.
Your idea of not believing in anything is intriguing but I feel that it is nothing more then semantics. Replacing “beliefs” with “useful tentative hypotheses” doesn’t change much. We wont end up poking our cup of tea every morning to make sure that it is in fact what we believe it is.
“Beliefs” are not always “laws” or truths. Yet though the act of faith we treat certain “beliefs” as truths because doing otherwise would make life very difficult. Evidence generally re-enforces faith. Yet evidence itself also has to be based on faith. There are concrete beliefs though. Things we can be sure off. Existence and experience are two firm concepts we can believe in.
In the end it is my opinion that beliefs are a useful tool. I am aware that they can complicate things or even cause grief but everything comes at a price. The key is not abstinence but education and caution.
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However, I think there is also a scant, slight, very small, and very rare possibility for "free" execution. Therefore, I think it's necessary for me to create constructions that allow for that possibility.
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I am afraid that will not happen. Your choice to denounce beliefs is based on fate. Your life experience determined that you would reach such a choice.