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sherjilozair on Dec 16, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Clarification

Yes it's not. People 100 years ago didn't manage to predict the beliefs common today. What makes you think you'd be able to predict common beliefs 100 years from now?

perfmode on Dec 16, 2017 [–]

I didn’t say “common.”

Of what intellectual value is common belief?

It’s more worthwhile to anchor the discussion sub specie aeternitatis.

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