in charlie and the chocolate factory (2005) (the best version imo b/c i saw it as a kid and the magic only works around then) a lady said that chocolate is an aphrodisiac and i’ve completely internalized that as true.

i hope it is, it sort of makes sense. people buy chocolates on valentines day

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    This question is kind of unanswerable. People don’t really hold misconceptions that they know to be misconceptions.

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      “what’s a fact that you don’t know?

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        The system time on any arbitrary computer.

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      It’s possible, especially when it comes to things like luck or illusion. Most people know that magic isn’t real, but some still tend to fall back on magic as an explanation for a really good illusion.

      There is a fine line between holding two beliefs that are in direct contradiction and understanding that something you want to be true is something that you also understand is a misconception, is my point.

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        Who think of illusions they cant explain as actual magic? That would be pretty sad.

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          There is a term for things like that: “mental gymnastics”

          People can naturally hold conflicting ideas or sometimes feel the need to believe things they know aren’t true. It’s extremely important for people to become more self-aware in that regard as it is something that can be exploited by religions, politicians, cults or scam artists.

          Everyone is vulnerable to it, to different degrees. Even in the privacy of our own thoughts, most of us have tried to convince ourselves of something that wasn’t true, regardless of any facts we have seen. It’s just human nature.