Beliefs are formed in response to conditions and events in the world, and beliefs in turn shape, form, determine thought and response.
Plato expressed the need for a Noble or Royal Lie in order to modify human behaviour and achieve a more harmonious society.....this Royal Lie may be religious, political or ideological.
It seems that as human beings we need our ideological crutches and controls.
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