We deceive ourselves to deceive others. Robert Trivers

Humans have a well-documented cognitive flaw of self-deception. We decieve ourselves because of overconfidence or flawed thinking. But why we have evolved that way? Why do the fittest have the ability to fool themselve? At first glance it might seem that self-deception would be self-defeating. But not if self-deception is a valuable skill to deceive others for our own advantage That’s a core assertion in evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers’ book, ‘The Folly of Fools: the logic of self deceit and self deception in human life’. Robert Trivers, born February 19, 1943, bio says ‘Unlike other renowned scientists, Robert Trivers has spent time behind bars, drove a getaway car for Huey P. Newton, and founded an armed group in Jamaica to protect gay men from mob violence.’.