I'm not sure who originally said it but I think it makes a lot of sense to think about belief formation this way: The Cerebrum serves to please the Limbic Syst

I'm not sure who originally said it but I think it makes a lot of sense to think about belief formation this way: The Cerebrum serves to please the Limbic System That is, all of our supposed high minded reasoning and long term planning are really just adding complex explanations to what is basically pre-mammalian desires and impulses.