mutually accepted delusions.

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i do not remember where i heard this phrase, but it is something i think about on a daily basis.
i see a lot of couples that are together based in my opinion on "mutually accepted delusions."
they say they are something, together they believe it and that becomes their "reality."
it is on the news, it is everywhere.

in NT-villle we are living in an environment based on "mutually accepted delusions."
does anyone know what i mean?

I think so. I believe what you are talking about is called "Group Think", and it is pervasive.

It is religions and politics and all such. It is why I consider myself a resident of Spectrumland, not the bloody USA or such. And sadly, even a lot of aspies are fall to political NT delusions.

Yes I understand. Of course the irony is that I've always found in AS forums there's plenty of "mutually accepted delusions" towards NTs as well as about their own AS. So yeah, there's plenty of (bull**)it going around. Simply put, it's part of human nature, and Aspie are not above their own human nature. So please don't assume that it's just in "NT-ville."

I am sure it is not related to NT's or AS or any gender, religion or race.
It just sucks to have to accept them.

You see it a lot in online forums. It's a combination of things I think first people tend to seek out groups forums and organizations with the same ideals and assumptions as their own. Second people don't like to start conflicts so they usually go a long with the group. Third these groups can be very hostile to people who disagree.

like love? yes i agree with that. this is love:
get a g/bfriend
be together for a while
know you're going to be together forever
think you're going to be together forever (until now, mutually accepted delusions)
assume you're going to be together forever
start to wonder if you really are going to be together forever (wake up)
start having sex a lot less often
wonder if you're drifting apart
and so on. like in this video which i like a lot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfl9e53LX_U

Trying to get the world to accept my delusions.

True, but if you think too much about something you won't never go far. For example there are a lot of car incidents, yet there are always people driving cars. Every human activity has its percentage of failures, which means there are also people who managed to pull it through. Optimism shows us the real strength of madness.