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If a supreme being always was, then there would have to be infinite regression. And if there was infinite regression, how did anything advance to begin with?

LilleKatz, re: "You can choose what you want to believe." And after you've chosen what it is that you would like to believe, can you then go ahead and actually consciously engender the belief?

China Cat Sunflower, re: "If we don't choose to believe things, who or what does?" With regard to my beliefs, see post #4. 　 re: "I chose to believe it." Can you demonstrate your ability by doing as requested in the OP?

AllenPapapetrou, re: "I'd stay with my gut feeling of #1. Now the odds are 1 out of two." That is incorrect. There is a 2/3rds chance that the car is behind curtain #2. re: "By now do you get it, rstrats?" No. I just don't understand why you wouldn't rather have 2 curtains to look...

AllenPapapetrou, re: "What! I never meant to imply that." OK, so I'll ask again - What would you do if after your initial pick of curtain #1, and before any curtain was opened, the host told you that you could stay with #1 or switch to BOTH #2 and #3?

I thought the "sign of Jonah" is delineated in Matthew 12:39-40.

A Cup Of Tea, To whom is your post #35 directed, and what is a "though experiment"? re: "What is the purpose of it?" To what is "it" referring?

AllenPapapetrou, I still don't see why you think that being given the chance to look behind 2 curtains isn't better than having only 1 curtain to look behind.

Someone new looking in may be able to demonstrate an ability to consciously CHOOSE to believe things as requested in the OP.

AllenPapapetrou, Why would you want to stick with only one door when you could switch to two doors?

AllenPapapetrou, What would you do if after your initial pick of curtain #1, and before any curtain was opened, the host told you that you could stay with #1 or switch to BOTH #2 and #3?

Gordian Knot re: "I was saying that. You are the one who responded that my example was not sufficient." I am not looking for examples of what one thinks they did in the past. I'm looking for a realtime demonstration in the present. If beliefs can be engendered by simply choosing to have...

I also should have added: "and who thinks that the 'heart of the earth' is referring to the tomb".

Jayhawker Soule, re: "Switch...if only to pi$$ off Monte Hall." But wouldn't it also improve your odds of getting the car?

Gordian Knot, re: "Likewise, I am baffled at what you are getting at. No I cannot use your suggestion in your OP." OK, sorry. I misunderstood you. I thought you were saying that you could consciously choose to believe things.

If the supreme being had a clock before He created the universe I wonder if the hands would be moving around the dial?

Gordian Knot re: "My assumption from your initial post is that you are talking about consciously choosing to believe something, or not, in the metaphysical realm?" I'm talking about belief in general, regardless of the object/issue in question. re: "Rstrats does this seem...

Nothingtoknow, re: Not sure if I answered your question..." I'm afraid that you haven't. Assuming that you don't already have a belief in them, I don't see where you say that you now believe - are convinced without a doubt - that leprechauns exist thus demonstrating that you can...

Someone new looking in who thinks that the crucifixion took place on the 6th day of the week, and who thinks that Matthew 12:40 is using common Jewish idiomatic language, may know of some writing.

Nothingtoknow, re: "Belief is a thought process which can manifest only when one is conscious... When one is conscious, he can make a choice between 2 things or thought." I wonder if you might demonstrate such an ability by doing as requested in the OP?