People want things to be real. If you give them an excuse, they'll believe you.

Robin Sloan
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People want things to be real. If you give them an excuse, they'll believe you. Think about it, everything we believe is based on something we're told or something we see. And we all know how easy it is to lie.

People will believe the truth if it’s simple and believable. They want the truth so much that they’ll ignore contradictions and dismiss them as wrong or not true. The truth is often hard to accept even when it makes sense.

Source: Mr. Penumbras 24Hour Bookstore

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