>...people are more likely to be convinced by nonsense they've read if they're distracted. This reminded me of a thought Albert Camus wrote in The Fall (in its

>...people are more likely to be convinced by nonsense they've read if they're distracted. This reminded me of a thought Albert Camus wrote in The Fall (in its context, it holds a deeper, more revealing meaning and meta commentary on human nature): "Sometimes it is easier to see clearly into the liar than into the man who tells the truth. Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object."