Is "faith" a form of self-hypnosis?

Many religious ritual practices share aspects with techniques of hypnosis and self-hypnosis. "Faith" seems to have much in common with self-hypnosis, including a continual reinforcement of the positive message (whatever that might be) in order to block out any contraindicating events or factors in the outside world. This might be a good thing if viewed as self-help system. Or is it self indoctrination?

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