I don't expect to lose mine. How could I? If I thought I would lose them I would have an area with more promise of shifting beliefs. I can imagine scenarios where I would lose my beliefs but that is completely different than predicting the loss. If I actually thought I would lose by beliefs I would be attacking them voraciously.

[...] and that your modified beliefs without theism will better correspond with reality?

I assume that if I did lose my theism that it would only happen in a circumstance where the new beliefs better corresponded with reality. Essentially:

• I have not always built beliefs within the confines of the Map/Territory and Beliefs are Predictors of Reality concepts
• I now build beliefs with those concepts
• Old beliefs not based on those concepts are still in the network
• To replace an old belief with a new belief, the new belief must use the new concepts

So, if I replaced Theism with Atheism, Atheism had better match reality or I have not improved my belief making process from years ago when I was putting beliefs all over the place because it seemed like a good idea. Atheism isn't attractive in and of itself. If it were, I would be starting at the bottom line.

What good is it to believe the Truth if you are believing incorrectly?

That being said, even though I don't expect to lose my theism, it sure as hell* better update once Curiosity gets ahold of it. I don't expect my beliefs to stay the same but I am unable to predict where they are going to end up.

* Hehe, that's funny, given the context