Why do we deliberately fool ourselves?

Irrelevant. Saying reason is the best we have over and over again will not prove it is qualified to address issues the scale of God claims.

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There are thousands of gods being worshipped today. Which one is your's? Can you produce evidence that your god exists? BTW, if you happen to praise the Bible god, you haven't studied the difference between fact and fiction. A 2,000 year old god with too many contradictions makes him funnier than any comic book. 1. Thou shalt not kill. 2. Kill all infidels. Bible: Earth is 7,000 years old. Science: Earth is 4.5 billion years old. Also, study the evolution of Homo sapiens. We are the product of one family of primates. There is evidence for this based on science, not some fictional book. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6395/1296.full

BTW, I have put you on IGNORE. It's too exhausting to continue this "go nowhere" discussion.

Fantasy can free up the brain.
Too much reality can then the brain to monotonous glop.

Trust me, I never used the word awesome in the classroom or to any student.

Now, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." - H. D. Thoreau