Is belief really a choice?

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Can you choose to believe that you're not seeing the computer screen in front of you - and actually believe it? Not just claim that you can't see it.
I can't.

I believe people do it all the time, though perhaps not in the case of computer screens. For instance, a mother who claims that she had no idea her child was being molested by the father even though there were plenty of signs. The woman simply chose to not see what was really happening.