I have found in life that personal desires and facts get confused for one another very easily.
True. Almost everyone is guilty of that to some degree. It's the degree that matters. Some just cannot separate what they want to be true from what is. This is the foundational birther error, in common with most conspiracy theories.
“I have found in life that personal desires and facts get confused for one another very easily.”
That may explain my inability to slim down on a diet of meatball subs.