Most people are experts at self deception.

大多数人都是自我欺骗的专家。

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Human beings have an infinite capacity for self-deception.

人类自欺的能力是无穷尽的。

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Opportunities for misinterpretation, error, and self-deception abound.

误解、犯错和自我欺骗的机会比比皆是。

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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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Certainly true, but I believe that an even greater problem is the self deception that is indicated by their use of financial models of any kind.

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