Re: we believe what we think ourselves to be

That implies that nobody on the planet can be correct about themselves being what they think they are.

If true, then it means that Amiel, who probably thinks himself to be a speaker of truth, is himself operating under an illusion and is therefore incorrect, and his statement is actually a falsehood.

Self-contradictory arguments like that make it easy to dismiss the positions of some as being frivolous. Tweet