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Thanks for the explanation regarding the video. That is along the lines of what I imagined. My personal view is that I would rather see the truth of things. I think that regarding the Mass, many don't really want to know the truth and are comforted in their delusion. The idea that their closely held life-long beliefs could be wrong are frightening to them. Much like the placebo effect which is often a very real thing and often does have a positive result, but in the big picture are we not better off knowing the reality and moving knowledge forward rather that accepting illusions? I see religion the same way. Once the veil had been lifted in that video did the girl not see what was really happening and then not have the same, or perhaps even a more profound sense of wonder and awe about the human brain and the realization of how little we truly know about how it works?

I find reality much more satisfying than magic because reality raises more questions whereas the belief in magic is a dead end.