Yup. Voltaire put it most succinctly: "Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities" And, as Feynman pointed out: “The first p

Yup. Voltaire put it most succinctly: "Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities" And, as Feynman pointed out: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” So, yes, this works just as well recursively, i.e., if you are making yourself believe absurdities...