Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German novelist, playwright, philosopher and more. He was born in 1749 and died in 1832.
Anybody who studies the brain will tell you that we never see reality. Our brain creates a version of reality based on our past experiences. This is why, if five people see an accident happen you'll get five versions of what "actually" happened. For instance, if you have a prejudice against Norwegians and one of the people, involved in the accident is a Norwegian, 9 times out of 10 you will totally believe the Norwegian is at fault (and in that case you're probably right).
Along those lines, Goethe said something that, I am convinced, is so true. "We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves." Another way of saying "We believe what we want to believe." Do we believe something because we are convinced it is true or do we believe it BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO BE TRUE?
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