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Is she more attractive than you?

its likely the beliefs didnt go away, but were just forced underground.

Im not sure this counts as atheists converting to christianity, tbh

If you are going to do a sleight of hand in order to define change as constant, then yes, you can come up with justification for anything

what are the "you" and "me" that you are referring to here? I still dont get it? What is there that you could take out of you, and put into me, that would turn me into you?

lol, you dont exist, and youre still talking!

Language implies the existence of a "you", that doesnt mean that such a thing actually exists. No, I am not a solipsist, entirely the opposite, in fact.

already explained. The existence of the word you does not mean that theres an actual you. If you want me to use some other convoluted set of words to refer to the concept, let me know

lol, you can keep going on like that, Ive already explained. You are presuming the existence of a "whom" and then using that to ask "whom"

again, there isnt an "I", "I" put that in to keep the language simple and understandable

There isnt a "we" who experience. I put that in to keep the language simple and understandable

Nope, everyone does not know from empirical experience that the mind does exist. And even if they did, that does not demonstrate that its distinct from the brain. Mind is a concept. You cant point to it or identify it in any way. You cant even identify your own mind. We experience , and then ascribe that to a mind.

It seems like you are imagining sentience as a "ghost in the machine"?

This question doesnt make sense to me, which suggests that its flawed somewhere. What does it mean for an experience of existence to be mapped to a physical entity X?

Im not sure how you got that from what I said. I am just pointing out that survival is not an objective value.

No its not. Values are subjective. Evolution doesnt value anything.

while its a useful concept, and can be an indicator of different things, in the end, its not worth worrying about and stopping you from living. Can you do stuff? If you can, then do that stuff. If you cant, but would like to do the stuff, then practice doing the stuff until you can do the stuff, or you realise you arent able to do the stuff.

I would guess its extremely rare for atheists to convert to a religion. Not unknown though. I think a lot of churches would accept you in, even if you were open about not believing. They would feel obliged to welcome you, because of the values they hold. They would also welcome the chance to convert you, I think It is something I have vaguely considered before, when wondering how I can find a group/community to join.

"because we can conceive of perfection, perfection must exist" really?

If you predefine god as good, then of course you can deduce that god is good

Atheism is the default position, thats correct. Im not sure about "decided to be an atheist". If there was evidence that atheism was incorrect, or that your position was correct, then I wouldnt have much choice but to accept that, although I would possibly deny it, I suppose. It is in the realms of possibility that a god or gods could be evil. I dont see what evil has to do with being aeternal either

ok, the universe exists as a necessity

rofl so we dont need the principle of sufficient reason then

"The Principle of Sufficient Reason is a powerful and controversial philosophical principle stipulating that everything must have a reason, cause, or ground" what is the reason, cause or ground of god?

how so?