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asphodeleyesterday at 9:55 PM2 repliesview on HN

Another word for 'going outside the cave' is 'seeking external validation'. If you need other people to tell you if what you believe is true or not, do you actually believe anything?


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jimbokuntoday at 1:32 AM

You need to go out and observe the world to test your theories and hypotheses.

idiotsecantyesterday at 10:04 PM

Other people are one of many ways you can test what you believe to be true but, yes, sometimes other people might have figured something out that you haven't, believe it or not.