Self-deception

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Is self-deception always bad? Are there any beliefs so dear to you that, in a world where they weren't true, you would prefer to go on believing them?

Update: very interesting answers so far, I hope I get to hear from lots more of you!

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[mooism.livejournal.com]

I'd like to believe I was a good person, even if I wasn't. Maybe.

If I was to die within a week, it would not do me good to suddenly discover I was a bad person.

If I was to live for several years still, and I found out I was a bad person, then I could change to be a good person before I died. And I could make amends for some of the bad things I must have done. But I would still have to live with the horror of having been a bad person.