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First, the good part, yes, believing just like everything else you do in your life is a choice. You must choose whether you want to be a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, an atheist, et al. Choose to be it, and then live it authentically. Their fault lies here, be it they are too weak, too idealistic, too.....what have you.
Now, the wrong-headed part.
Who is to say that it is a "clearly wrong idea"?
Kierkegaard has a quote I'm quite fond of and have posted it frequently here on this site;
"If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe."
This I believe handles one aspect of your statement, the other would be a reiteration of the question I previously posed -- Who is to say it is a clearly wrong idea?
Thanks for illustrating the point most clearly;
Abject gibberish. In order for you to justify this God idea you firstly make your statement sound good with a build up, time for an exotic clever sounding name drop "Kierkegaard has a quote". WHO? I don't care!
Next the big line.
If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe.
Wot?!! This is a nonsensical statement. You have not understood it not because you are thick but because it's drivel.
You are equally not capable of grasping the flying spaghetti monster. That does not make it real. You do not (I hope) believe in Santa. That does not give you a reason to worship him.
It's the same pattern. Sounding clever, avoiding the actual subject by diversion.