[QUOTE=CoochieEater;6566926]A psychotic patient told his shrink [I]"I am dead. I died a couple of days ago."[/I] The shrink asked him "Can dead people bleed?" [I]"Of course not,"[/I] the patient replied, [I]"They're dead!"[/I] The psychiatrist pulled a pin off his bulletin board and jabbed the patient's finger, producing a drop of blood. "There!" said the psychiatrist, "Do you see that!" [I]"I'll be damned!"[/I] the psychotic patient said, [I][b]"Dead men DO bleed!"[/b][/I].[/QUOTE]There's fancy term for that phenomenon: cognitive dissonance. Textbook example of how it works.
[QUOTE]P.S. Speaking beliefs: Did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? He laid awake all night wondering if there really was a dog.[/QUOTE]That IS the funniest joke in the world. Been my favorite for about 30 years.