Denial isn't just a river in Egypt

[Oerets]

Just human nature of the weak willed or is it minded?
Both?

They when having a hard time with reality will just make something up..................

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Oerets

Just human nature of the weak willed or is it minded?
Both?

They when having a hard time with reality will just make something up..................

Remember Orwell's doublethink. The will make up or accept contradictory things if necessary. This requires cultivation of actual dysfunction in the cognitive centers, however, and the damage, I suspect, can be serious and long lasting.