Is belief really a choice?

[fr0d0]

I don't think so.
It seems anybody that doesn't believe says that belief isn't a choice.
Anybody that does believe seems to tell me that they choose to believe and atheists choose not to believe.

I find this patently absurd. Is it just me that seems to find this correlation?

I kinda agree.

I would say most people don't choose not to believe. It's simply a default position.

I think you have to choose to believe. That is, i think that's mandatory in my faith.

I personally choose to disbelieve as a believing Christian once. But that's not common I think.

Good point though. Makes it clearer why some atheists have been incredulous about the choice question.