All in the mind

The legal term forum internum has been, ironically, on my mind for the past few days.  It is usually used in the context of freedom of thought, conscience and religion; that it is not possible to restrict the forum internum, or inner mind, of an individual, even though their forum externum may be curtailed.  In other words, you cannot make someone believe what they don't believe, or make them not believe what they do believe, no matter how wrong you think their beliefs may be and no matter how hard you try.

It's like telling someone their feelings are wrong. Feelings cannot be right or wrong. They just are.  Actions, however, can be right or wrong. And that is the important thing.