At every period of history, people have believed things that were just ridiculous, and believed them so strongly that you risked ostracism or even violence by saying otherwise. If our own time were any different, that would be remarkable. As far as I can tell it isn't.

That which makes us believe so easily that others have defects is that we all so easily believe what we wish.

We are all quite capable of believing in anything as long as it's improbable.

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.

People will believe in just about any kind of superstitious crap nowadays.

realize I’m making it sound like we’re all crazy, but that’s because we kind of are. Most people are living in an illusion based on someone else’s beliefs.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

A lot of the beliefs we have are based on exaggeration, misconception and opinions imposed on us by other people.

Their superstitions will allow them to believe things without much critical thought.

Every falsity is something we can convince ourselves of, and when we have done so it seems to us to be the truth:

Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.

People believe what they want to believe.

A credulous mind … finds most delight in believing strange things, and the stranger they are the easier they pass with him; but never regards those that are plain and feasible, for every man can believe such.

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.