Infinity Lover

Relious beliefs are not the only beliefs, (appearantly existentialists can't help but believe they are)

Our brain wants questions answered, and isn't always as picky as you'd expect it to be.

Ever heard of 'jumping to conlusions'? That's believing you understood something correctly.

Do you think that people with an eating disorder voluntarily chose to believe in their weightproblem?

Perhaps right now, you can't help but believe I'm certainly talking nonsense here... remember that does mean you''re not entirely sure

Samhain

Personal responsibility is stressed always with existentialists. It doesn't matter whether it is a religious belief or anything else. If one chooses to do a certain thing, then one chooses to be a certain way by their choices, there are no exceptions except that which one cannot help (i.e. things we cannot choose, such as when, where, and how we are born, medical conditions, etc.).

Infinity Lover

Okay, but isn't also our responsibility to keep in mind, that our mind IS capable of giving us a run for it's money?

If we're not willing to doubt ourselves, we can't trust ourselves.
How about that little statement?

Samhain

I'm not quite sure what you're referring to. A lapse into bad faith is nothing more than just refusing to accept responsibility, nothing more. We must accept responsibility for our actions, that is all, regardless how our minds may give us a "run for it's money." I'm a little curious as to your point with this post, what exactly are you getting at?