Perception is less of a recording system and more of a protection system against external stimuli.
From error to error one discovers the entire truth.
What is characteristic of illusions is that they are derived from human wishes.
A strong egoism is a protection.
Religion originates in the child's and young mankind's fears and need for help. It cannot be otherwise.
We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.