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There is also reverse wishful thinking, which is [[Murphy's law]] as a cognitive bias.
There is also reverse wishful thinking, which is [[Murphy's law]] as a cognitive bias.
== Articles on wishful thinking ==
*[https://www.fallacyfiles.org/wishthnk.html Wishful thinking], Fallacy files website
*[https://www.palomar.edu/users/bthompson/Appeal%20to%20Hope.html Appeal to Hope (Wishful Thinking)], Polomar College
==Examples==
==Examples==
*[[Atheists]] engage in wishful thinking when they disbelieve in God because they do not want Him to exist, rather than because they have any direct evidence for the nonexistence of God.
*[[Atheists]] engage in wishful thinking when they disbelieve in God because they do not want Him to exist, rather than because they have any direct evidence for the nonexistence of God.