I think humans are uniquely qualified to hold the dissonant belief as the house is falling down around us that everything will be just fine!
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close the eyes and pretend all is fine might be linked to our defense mechanism.
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Replying to @lamarca_
I think so too. The human psyche will go to great lengths to defend itself. Yet past defenses are often not useful in the present.

Jul 13, 2016 · 7:47 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
indeed. those past defense (perhaps hereditary) will soon make them all obsolete.
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