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> I found this article inspiring because of the hopeful message of influencing reality [...] your life experience could give you excellent reasons to have these

> I found this article inspiring because of the hopeful message of influencing reality [...] your life experience could give you excellent reasons to have these beliefs and they could serve you well, but I don't have the lens to see it immediately. >> Filling that void by becoming that icon is how most con artists operate, and great artists steal. We have too many con artists in this world and I feel like this article is encouraging people to ignore rational thought. I'm not going to take anyone as a leader. That's for the ignorant and insecure. We should all lead ourselves. Ideas are more important than people. Just because I agree with a few things someone says doesn't mean I'm going to let them walk all over me.

Frummy 3y ago
That's fantastic and I agree with it, my initial view of the article was individualistic e g I don't have to second guess my own beliefs as unsound but rather trust my intuition and blaze a trail. Your view is more external and collective i e someone else imposing their world on yours, and you don't want to trust and assimilate into epistemically unsound systems of thought which is completely reasonable. Perhaps you can lead yourself with even more confidence using this idea, meaning that unrigorous beliefs can still be fruitful and behaviourally beneficial, perhaps amplifying the speed and intensity of thought in your life allowing a slightly higher "delusion"-ratio. An epistemically sound suggestion, or another con artist imposing their will on you, you decide haha :)