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Originally Posted by Happy recluse
I've never thought of choices as being unconscious or non-conscious. When I make a choice, I examine two (or more) options; I pick one and quite purposely deny the other. Do you have an example of an unconsious choice?
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People make unconscious choices all of the time. I think that it's mainly a matter of choosing to believe something without actually understanding the implications of that belief. I think that's it's mostly a result of a lack of self reflections.
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Is it possible to choose to believe something because it is true? Maybe that's what you meant regarding predictive value.
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It is possible to choose to believe something because it is true. But given the vast amount of completely unverifiable assertions and the fact that they all must necessarily be built upon a foundation of unverifiable assertions, it's much more likely that one is choosing to believe something for a reason that isn't truth-based.
Choosing to believe in the most true-seeming idea at any given time doesn't equate with a commitment to truth, it equates to a commitment to plausibility.