English society did not undergo a Damascene conversion. Instead, it survived a period of intense confusion, debate, self-analysis and self-deception.

英国社会并没有经历大马士革式的转变，相反，它历经了极度混乱、争论、自我剖析和自我欺骗的时期而幸存下来。

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On the other hand, self-deception may not always be a flaw and may even be beneficial at times.

在另一方面，自欺欺人，可能并不总是一个漏洞，甚至可能是有益的时代。

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I reply that it is not for me to judge him morally, but I define his self-deception as an error.

我的回答是，我没有资格在道德上对他进行判断，但是我断定他的自我欺骗是一种错误。

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And in this quest for what is best, positive psychology does not rely on wishful thinking, self-deception,or hand waving; instead,it tries to adapt what is best in the scientific method to the unique problems that human behavior presents " in all its complexity."

在追求理想状态时，积极心理学不会盲目主观，或自欺欺人;,相反，它尝试用最科学的方法来探究,极其复杂的人类行为所表现出来的,特殊问题“

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"I offered several (unconvincing) reasons why it was reasonable to assume that the participants' reports of change were credible and not self-deception or outright lying, " he wrote.

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