Houston, We Have a Problem! (2016)

Slavoj Zizek: Self

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• Slavoj Zizek : If you ask an average parent

  Slavoj Zizek : "Do you believe in Santa Claus?"

  Slavoj Zizek : His answer would have been:

  Slavoj Zizek : "Of course not, I'm not crazy.I just pretend for the sake of my children."

  Slavoj Zizek : Now, when you ask the children,

  Slavoj Zizek : "Do you really believe in Santa Claus?"

  Slavoj Zizek : A normal child would have answered:

  Slavoj Zizek : "I'm not crazy, I know my parents are buying the presents, but I pretend to so I don't disappoint them and to get the presents."

  Slavoj Zizek : So, you see the paradox here: no one effectively believes the first person. Everyone claims, "I just pretend for another" But nonetheless, belief functions. It structures our social reality.