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is belief a choice? no. it is a requirement of life.
are beliefs a choice? yes. so far as the operation of our free will is not interfered with, we are capable of chosing between different beleif systems.
art, i see no fewer value judgements, biases, and leaps of faith in your reasoning than anyone else. sorry, but i don't buy the "relentless" skeptic. your mind is made up on a great deal of things, some of which defy rational explanation to a person such as myself. your theory on language in particular is amazingly faith based. well thought out, and a show of your beliefs. but it's not provable, nor less conditioned on assumptions than any faith i've got.
honestly, we are belief filled creatures. we see patterns to help us survive, we fill in data to make our lives easier, we think in lines when there are only dots. you seem to believe it's a weakness. i think it's one of our strengths...
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For God so loved creation, that God sent God's only Son that whosoever believed should not perish, but have everlasting life.
-John 3:16
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