Which is what we are to ourselves. We prefer fiction to facts.
I believe we all have our belief systems
You don’t have to believe that - it’s a fact. But that doesn’t mean we need beliefs. In fact, it may be that believing is what’s keeping us from finding out what is true.
If you believe you need your beliefs, you’ll defend them and keep them, living within their limits and illusions, and you’ll never know what it is to live without them.