Suspension of Disbelief

"The suspension of disbelief is the temporary acceptance as believable of events or characters that would ordinarily be seen as incredible. This is usually to allow an audience to appreciate works of literature or drama that are exploring unusual ideas.

The state is arguably an essential element when experiencing any drama or work of fiction. We may know very well that we are watching an actor or looking at marks on paper, but we wilfully accept them as real in order to fully experience what the artist is attempting to convey."

This is how one reference work describes suspension of disbelief. How would you describe disbelief becoming belief though? Pretend becoming reality?

Many have taken this approach with regards to reading the Bible, and some have become believers of some sort. For others this approach is not possible. Why? When does the mind put up blocks to certain ways of digesting information? Some can go to the movies and be entertained by the impossible idea that there's a guy flying around in a red cape who can shoot heat rays out of his eyes and lift moutains to save people, and then reject the much more plausible reality that there is an almighty God who plans on solving all the problems of mankind including death and injustice, not even entertaining the idea. This seems like poor objectivity.

Which brings us to suspension of judgment. Suspension of judgment is a cornerstone of good research methodology. So does the lack of suspensions really just boil down to people asking questions for the sake of asking questioins, not really persuing an end? Or picking and choosing the way in which they will assimilate information so it fits in with their preconceived ideas?