The quote above comes from Winston Churchill, and I thought that it meshed nicely with my post from earlier regarding book immorality. In that post, I discussed the book bannings of the early Enlightenment and how the church banned most books that exposed the lies they spun to keep their audience in their control. In this post, I'd like to discuss lies... and how people tend to ignore them.
Many people, even if they know the truth of something, will continue following along with the lie simply because it is easier and more convenient for them than actually facing the truth. This is best embodied by a Helen Keller quote I've written about before: "People do not like to think, if one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant." To put it simply, if the truth will make someone realize something they didn't want to, they'll pretend they don't know the difference and will keep following the lie. To give a light example, one of my friends who I've mentioned before is in a terrible relationship. It's to the point that she has now caught him lying to her multiple times... but she pretends that he hasn't. I know she realizes, because she'll rant to me about it all the time. But since she's been in a relationship with him for so long, she's come to believe that she'd never be able to find anyone to treat her better and that breaking up is more difficult than staying. So she pretends everything is fine, and continues to allow herself to be hurt. The truth is much harder to accept than the reality she's built for herself. To sum this up- jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams, yet people will readily believe that it can rather than looking at facts and evidence because they believe there's nothing to be done about anything, and that since that's the case it's easier to follow along with a widespread lie. When the truth throws reality out of its normal balance... it's better to follow the lie. That being said, I don't agree with that logic at all. I'd rather be greeted with a painful truth than to live a beautiful lie. - Maddie
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