wonder if theres ever been a mind changed

wonder if theres ever been a mind changed

Yes. Mine.

I used to have a site whose attempt was to prove the existence of god. I vetted my ideas only in atheists forums.

Over time, using my own presuppositions, I eventually understood where my ideas were wrong and why.

I was able to change my thinking because I am an honest person (intellectually). A mind won't change if it is holding a belief for a purpose OTHER than honesty.

Those are the minds that won't change because they are holding a belief for a psychological reason. Those minds won't change unless that psychology is exposed and allayed. And that's extremely difficult in public.