Hope, and hopelessness, persist despite the facts.
The villain may be good looking, but his smile is never quite right.
The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks' comment on married life.
Scepticism is always a back road leading to some credo or other.
Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports.
Trust, but look for the exits.