--- title: "8 Delusion People Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Delusion People quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Delusion People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/stefan-molyneux-1819_delusion_most-people-if-philosophy-touches-them-t_174785.png" --- > [“Most people, if philosophy touches them, they shatter, they atomize, they turn to dust. It is win/lose between philosophy and delusion, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-molyneux/most-people-if-philosophy-touches-them-they-shatter-they-atomize-they/) [Stefan Molyneux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-molyneux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/stefan-molyneux-1819_delusion_most-people-if-philosophy-touches-them-t_174785.png) > [The attempt to redefine the family as a purely voluntary arrangement grows out of the modern delusion that people can keep all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-lasch/the-attempt-to-redefine-the-family-as-a-purely-voluntary-arrangement/) [Christopher Lasch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-lasch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/christopher-lasch-8262_delusion_the-attempt-to-redefine-the-family-as-a_599131.jpg) > [A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/a-delusion-is-something-that-people-believe-in-despite-a-total-lack/) [Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/richard-dawkins-115_believe_a-delusion-is-something-that-people-beli_967356.jpg) > [There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-carter/there-s-always-an-element-of-self-delusion-among-people-who-believe/) [Jimmy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/jimmy-carter-479_ability_there-s-always-an-element-of-self-delusi_1413216.jpg) > [No, I don't think you're paranoid. I think you're the opposite of paranoid. I think you walk around with the insane delusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/no-i-don-t-think-you-re-paranoid-i-think-you-re-the-opposite-of/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b2/woody-allen-176_delusion_no-i-don-t-think-you-re-paranoid-i-think_1842260.jpg) > [“Psychologists have finally proven that the entire justice system’s deep motives and its idea as a whole, which have existed for thousands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandar-tomov/psychologists-have-finally-proven-that-the-entire-justice-system-s/) [Alexandar Tomov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandar-tomov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/alexandar-tomov-27966_2013_psychologists-have-finally-proven-that-t_2662811.jpg) > [One cannot properly appreciate the human realities so long as one labors under the adolescent delusion that people get the fates they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-rescher/one-cannot-properly-appreciate-the-human-realities-so-long-as-one/) [Nicholas Rescher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-rescher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/nicholas-rescher-266065_appreciate_one-cannot-properly-appreciate-the-human_2751674.png) > [I don't believe in marriage. I think at worst it's a hostile political act, a way for small-minded men to keep women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-modotti/i-don-t-believe-in-marriage-i-think-at-worst-it-s-a-hostile-political/) [Tina Modotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-modotti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/tina-modotti-45202_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-marriage-i-think-at-w_2984792.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/delusion-people/#itemlist", "name": "Delusion People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Most people, if philosophy touches them, they shatter, they atomize, they turn to dust. It is win/lose between philosophy and delusion, and most people are almost entirely composed of delusion. They're only allowed as much reality as serves the masters. 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