Will to untruth#
Summary#
The will to untruth is a deliberate embrace of falsification and superficiality as a protective instinct against the unbearable weight of truth. It manifests most elaborately in piety and religious interpretation, which serve as artistic means of beautifying existence before humanity has become strong enough to face truth directly. This instinct to falsify life’s image arises from a profound, suspicious fear of incurable pessimism.