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Chang Chokaski's avatar

Caitlin, I have to disagree with you completely on this article.

Most people DON'T WANT the truth - most people wouldn't be able to handle the truth (as per the Jack Nicholson line in "A Few Good Men"). Hence the invention of narratives and stories (since the beginning of humanity) as a survival mechanism on planet earth.

There is a WHOLE AREA of anthropology that studies LIES, lies in evolutionary psychology, narratives invented to handle reality and explain things away, LIES as a survival mechanism, etc.

Very few people want the truth - and those that do are bound for a life of hardships (if they intend on sticking with the truth against all odds and society) and struggles. BUT, despite all of these challenges, SOME PEOPLE would rather have THIS TRUTH than anything else. For a small minority of people, the truth DOES satisfy.

My heart and support goes out to all those PERSISTENT truth-seekers! ❤️

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Feral Finster's avatar

Far as I can tell, most humans want lies and want to be lied to. This is why they are so readily fooled, and why they refuse to admit that they were had, even as the evidence stares them in the face like a roaring lion.

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