(Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.)
I am a scientist and coming from Biology and Engineering mathematics the issue of Self-Delusion fascinates me. My difficulty may arise from having a low index of self-deception. It tends to make socialization difficult at times.
I would like to pursue the topic and perhaps contribute to further efforts to thwart the imminent demise of modern society as a consequence of rampant delusions.
The modern iternet appears to have facilitated Delusionary memes spreading globally.
As a scientist I am dismayed that all our idealism has been so inappropriately exploited.
When I first introduced HTML to my students in the early 90s I was shocked to discover its first application was the downloaading of Pornography. The Computer administrator and I had our hands full for some time.
"It is better to have tried and failed than to have failed to try, but the result's the same." - Mike Dennison