The Truth About Lying

There's a vast difference between confabulation and "Fake it 'till you make it". Confabulation is classified as a neurological disorder. It's a pathological response to that which you don't want to believe, often caused by psychological or even physical trauma. And liberals do NOT, under any circumstances, want to believe they are wrong. "Fake it 'till you make it" can provide benefit, to be sure - but the individual who engages in it is fully aware that it is bullflop. It's simply self-determination, not self-deception. It's a conscious refusal to think about the unlikelihood of success - because thinking about it only makes it more unlikely.