Four hundred years ago Francis Bacon put it this way: " Human understanding is not composed of dry light, but is subject to influence from the will and the emotions... man prefers to believe what he wants to be true."

四百年前，弗朗西斯·培根这样表达：“人类的理解并非由干燥的光所构成，而是受到意愿和情感的影响... 人们更愿意相信他们希望成为真实的事情。”