#philosophy
Beliefs.
“It is customary to suppose that the bulk of our beliefs are derived from some rational ground, and that desire is only an occasional disturbing force.
The exact opposite of this would be nearer the truth: the great mass of beliefs by which we are supported in our daily life is merely the bodying forth of desire, corrected here and there, at isolated points, by the rude shock of fact.“
– Bertrand Russell,
Dreams and Facts.
