Choosing vs. Deciding

Deciding is related to other "*cide" words (suicide, insecticide, genocide) and is the result of applying reason to eliminate alternatives, effectively killing them. Usually, a single thing is left, and that becomes the decision. Choosing is about making a choice purely for the sake of choosing, not applying reason, not applying logic, not removing or disqualifying the other choices. "I choose to believe ..." or "I choose to trust ..." adding "because" makes it a reason. By using reason, one then absolves oneself from responsibility for the choice, and it becomes the fault of the reason or the reasoning process if it fails. Choice demands responsibility for making the choice.