The brain works in quirky ways.

I may start writing batshit crazy stuff, just to see if I end up believing it.

This does, of course, explain all major religions. And philosophies.

The Dilbert Blog: Dog Catches Car – Update:

"According to my new favorite book, Influence, once someone commits a position to writing, even a position he doesn’t believe, and states it publicly, the person starts changing his actual position to what he said, even if the original statements were lies. The research shows this to be true."