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Is this confirmation useful? Or stated another way, would you feel less confident about aphorisms like "don't be selfish" and "learn from your mistakes" if a fa
by baddox 7y ago
Is this confirmation useful? Or stated another way, would you feel less confident about aphorisms like "don't be selfish" and "learn from your mistakes" if a famous astronaut said they were bad ideas?
- mathgladiator 7y agoIt all depends on the person, who they look up to, their history, their biases. A selfish person that values space travel may ignore all other sources of information, but the astronaut saying it may cause a moment of reflection. Now, is this ideal? No, we are a strange-strange species.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoI might be more confident of them if a famous billionaire said they were bad ideas...