I know that I'm going to 'strike a (-n ugly) chord' in most here, but we can discuss!
Please leave your torches and pitchforks at home!
Thank you.
Theory;
'Belief' appears to be a pathologically symptomatic virus-like infection of thought!
The symptoms that those infected with 'beliefs' consistently display are the constant need to 'defend' the belief, to 'validate/feed' the belief and to propagate (spread) the 'beliefs'!
'Beliefs' are not 'chosen', they are 'caught' and 'spread' (propagation)!
Another symptom; a belief infection inhibits cognitive and intellectual function... eats holes in the brain.
No one ever deliberately harmed another unless he hosts 'beliefs'! (defending, propagating symptoms)
Now, where shall we talk of applying Occam's Razor to the Bible?
I can trim it down to three (Universal) quotes!
