Learning to Believe the Unbelievable: Fortifying Ourselves for a VR Future

The Cottingley Fairies

As humans, we are accustomed to suspending our disbelief. Indeed, we’re known to indulge in it. Each time we dive into a book, a movie, a video game, a TV show — even a spiritual flight-of-fancy — most of us are willing and able to disengage from the pedantry of our everyday judgment, and allow ourselves to be convinced by things that are…