Ah, but I have a Theory.

We know that figuring out that CK=S is a potentially fatal, and almost always harmful, conclusion to reach. (I can figure out some statistics if necessary, but even a casual review indicates that the majority of people who figure this out end up dead, maimed, or dogs.) The human subconscious is a marvellous thing, and protects us from all kinds of dangerous knowledge.

A person who is presented with evidence that could lead to the CK=S conclusion may well be protected by their subconscious (*much hand-waving, nothing to see here!*), and convince themselves (on an entirely unconscious level) that they didn't see what they thought they did.


Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.

- Under the Tuscan Sun