why do we like to live in fantasies?

Answer 1

Because the truth of our Being continually whispers in our ear, and this truth frightens us. Rather than consciously confronting the truth of our existence, we prefer to turn away from ourselves and become absorbed in frivolity of one sort or another. This is not always necessarily bad (I enjoy a lot of great fantasies!) but if our absorption means that we never honesty see ourselves or come to know ourselves, then we live an inauthentic life. Basically, from an emotional point of view, fantasy and other forms of escape feel like taking the path of lease resistance.

And by the way, in case you are wondering "What is the truth we are trying to escape?" I can give a rough answer: the fundamental freedom of our existence. We had no choice in acquiring our basic nature, but given our nature, we also have no choice but to be fundamentally free. Everything that we do turns out to be what we CHOOSE to do in a deep sense that goes beyond the perspectives of our limited egos, and we have no choice other than to make these free choices because we are constituted by our temporality, which is to say, we are constituted by our possibilities. On the one hand this is liberating – we are fundamentally free! – but on the other hand it is deeply disturbing because there seems to be nothing to prevent us from making really bad choices. On this view, there is ultimately no external Creator/Savior to save us from ourselves. We have to choose freely, and this leaves open the possibility that we will choose a path of suffering. (And notice that religious people are not exempt from this fear. Even God cannot save us if we do not let Him/Her do so, thus even if there is a God, we are still faced with the requirement of making a choice, and thus the possibility of choosing a path that leads to suffering.)

It is a soulful understanding of the true meaning and unavoidable responsibilities of our free will that we ultimately wish to avoid.

None of this is meant to suggest that fantasies can't be a healthy part of life. Fantasies can be joyful, and joyfulness is good. Fantasies are also a way to explore possibility, and possibility constitutes our very essences, so fantasy can be a road to self-understanding, but only if we, at some point, reflect upon our fantasies and ask ourselves what they mean – what do they tell us about ourselves? If we never exercise the option of self-exploration, then we never learn to live fully and deeply. I think this is the sort of thing that Socrates had in mind when he said "The unexamined life is not worth living."

Answer 2

Cause for most of us boys and girls, we hate the hot,cold fate that reality has dealt us. Even looking at its' mysterious face, through a telescope, is enough to make the strongest of us humans go insane, like Anthony Hopkins.

Answer 3

If you were going to park your car, would you choose a steep hill or a level lot? Thought likes to be comfortable, just as you do.

Answer 4

Because the reality is unreal, uncertain and often painful. Thank God, we can fantasize.

Answer 5

Because we are living in an imperfect world.

Answer 6

its for some people, a form of escapism from the reality that they hate.

Answer 7

It's more fun than reality

Answer 8

Because reality is harsh.

Answer 9

reality sucks