If God has spoken, why is the universe not convinced?
Queen Mab
This is the pivot upon which all religions turn: they all assume that it is in our power to believe or not to believe; whereas the mind can only believe that which it thinks true. A human being can only be held accountable for those actions which are influenced by his will. [But] belief is a passion, or involuntary operation of the mind …
Notes to Queen Mab, p. 114