I actually like this article, because it's something that I recognized in myself and have tried to overcome. I still find myself reconciling disparate facts, o

I actually like this article, because it's something that I recognized in myself and have tried to overcome. I still find myself reconciling disparate facts, on occasion, and sometimes it's just hard to say "I don't know." Perhaps one of the most epiphanous moments in my life was when I realized that saying "I don't know" is hard to do for most, easy to do for myself, and generally appreciated. "I don't know" is generally regarded as an honest answer, and it's hard to imagine somebody is bullshitting you when they use it. Long story short though, being completely honest with yourself is HARD. The one thing the author gets wrong is in thinking that people tell themselves these lies deliberately. Most of the time it isn't, or it's borne out of a lack of self-understanding. Having the TV on all day, but only ACTIVELY watching the occasional show might lead one to believe that they don't watch much TV. Whether or not I liked Lord of the Rings, there are certainly parts of it that I admired, even though I didn't like the work on the whole. I can be both excited to see the movie, and have low expectations for it at the same time. I can support the Libertarian ideals while, at the same time, questioning whether or not we have enough data to actually know if a free-market capitalist society can ever actually work.