So many insist that it doesn't matter if something is not true, believing in it still has value. The topic might be the validity of a political platform or the inherent goodness of plains-apes, or romantic love, but most often it's that other prehistoric millstone around society's neck: religion. You want to "believe in belief" but never admit the self-defeating contradiction of such a stance. That if wishing is not enough, if only pretending it to be true can satisfy, then you have conceded that veracity is indispensible. Faith invalidates itself.
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