I don't think one is willing. I think pain becomes and hopelessness becomes compulsion. I also don't think you choose to believe. He is hurting me so much so I choose to believe. In the broken, hopeless tortured state one finds one believes. I can't just choose to believe something to please someone. I can lie about it, but that's something else. There would be gray areas in there also.So that hinges on the individual willingly giving up their agency. In other words: no you can't force your will on others. So success is dependent on the torturee agreeing to give up. — ISeeIDoIAm
Only brainwashing or the grace of God can change a core belief. Ormaybe what Kuhn calls anomolies can build up to the point where they compel a paradigm shift. — Phil Devine
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