In his book “The Future of Truth,” Werner Herzog writes about the pursuit of truth.
“No one knows what it is, truth. Least of all the author. But philosophers don’t know either, nor mathematicians, not even the Pope in Rome knows what it is, though he has his faith and the certainty of salvation to draw on…
Is there such a thing in human nature as readiness to accept lies?…
…A willingness to deceive ourselves seems to be an essential part of our makeup. ..
Show business lives entirely from our willingness to suspend our disbelief. We buy tickets for a magical performance, where we are quite willingly misled. Wrestling bouts are another instance. They draw huge audiences, even though everyone knows they ‘re not real fights, but highly choreographed spectacles. Regardless, the spectators are passionately engaged in these fights, as though they were perfectly real.