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The whole world around us, all the facts and things in it, from the point of view of our knowledge, is divided into three categories: what we are not sure of, what we are sure of, and what we are ready to swear to defend with our life. That very hill to die on. And such beliefs are different for various people, of course.

The so-called "Socratic paradox" goes that "I know that I know nothing" and is attributed to the great Greek philosopher Socrates. And still, even the great skeptic, denying the possibility of any knowledge, in the end, as we remember, took poison, defending his own convictions. Of course, one should not be so radical, but still, each of us has our own truths.

And so, a few days ago, a thread appeared in the AskReddit community, the author of which asked a question about just this: "What do you swear on your life to be 100% true?" Today, the thread has over 42.6K upvotes and almost 28.5K different comments, and what is an indisputable truth for some may well be perceived by others as a very controversial issue. In the end, so many people - so many opinions.

Bored Panda has carefully sifted through the sand of the original thread's numerous comments in search of the golden grains of the best, most popular, and weightiest comments, so now feel free to scroll to the very end of this list, mark the most interesting submissions for you and, of course, leave your comments. After all, you, we are almost sure, also have your own truths that you would bet are 100% true!

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30 Things People Are Certain Of Without A Need To Prove It, As Shared In This Online Thread Being alone is better than having the wrong people in my life. Prove me wrong.

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30 Things People Are Certain Of Without A Need To Prove It, As Shared In This Online Thread The average human is an idiot

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Eat Dirt Crow
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That reminds me of a Carlin bit. Think of how stupid the average person is. Half of the people are dumber than that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, I guess I'm going to be that lame person who still has the smallest kernel of hope for mankind. Yes, Oh my god does there seem to be an unholy amount of stupid people roaming the earth; being willfully stupid. Conversely, there are also sooooooo many intelligent, insightful, funny, wonderful, and kind people in this world that I want to believe it's not a rarity. I don't want the default human setting to be "idiot."

tuzdayschild
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't believe this until COVID struck. 2019 "Most people are reasonably intelligent". 2020 "The human race has pudding for brains".

Adam Jeff
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This doesn't really make sense - 'idiot' has to be understood in relation to something, normally in relation to general standards of intelligence, so that the average cannot be an idiot by definition. What you mean is "In a large population of humans, it is easy to find examples of idiots" or possibly "when put in groups, humans of average intelligence nonetheless produce decisions which are poor in hindsight".

Blarrg
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the sentiment appeals to people's desire to feel superior. I feel like I can see obvious truths that most cannot; they must be idiots (in comparison to enlightened people like me.)

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CD King
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I could upvote this to infinity. The older I get the more apparent this statement is a fact.

neil jagurdo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Taught public school for 30+ yrs, can confirm. Still good kids though!

Fred C.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was young, in a group of 10 people you always had one "idiot ". Today in a group of 10 you have 7 of them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's true, everyone has the capacity to look stupid at least a few times in their lives.

Sandra Bollox
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think Men in Black said it perfect when Kay said, "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." Also, a de-Motivational poster has become quoted at our house on the regular and it is, "None of us are as dumb as all of us."

Susan Bosse
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Idk if this is true or not but this would make so much sense or it were.

Electra Complex
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The average human is of average intelligence, that's how a normal curve works 😋

Tammy Wait
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is such a sad statement. The shame is on our educational system that FORCES instead of inspires, make it a chore instead of an adventure.

Christof Irran
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The average human is average. By definition. So, if you want to qualify as an idiot you need an IQ of 100, right?

Th3_Narrat0r
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm only just starting to realize this. Giving me both a big confidence boost and a lost hope in humanity.

Bruce Horton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The average person is, well, average. If you are incredibly brilliant perhaps the average seems dumb. But chances are the person sitting beside you on the bus has pretty much the same intellectual ability as you. And if you don't understand what "average" means, then..........

Nope
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Compared to what? What an arrogant, self-righteous statement.

Daniel Yamada
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Humans have developed a society that is separate from the way of nature. Rather than the incompetent/incapable members dying off, every person is supported to achieve their maximum lifespan. As a result, each generation becomes weaker than the last one.

Ozymandias73
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Working in customer service for so long, this is a true as water is wet.

Michael Largey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The average person is by definition of average intelligence. The idiocy is more often a function of personality and emotions.

Kathy Rayborn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then don’t open your mouth to confirm it. I would rather appear stoic than stupid.

Glass Ghost
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes yes yes. I work at the Zoo. They're even worse in groups!!

Etch-A-Sketch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I subscribe to the K way of thinking from MIB "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Proof: https://www.boredpanda.com/i-read-on-the-internet-patient-stories

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Humans are capable of lying, twisting facts to show themselves, places and people they like in a good light. Modern world has PR agencies for rich and connected.

Combine the two and history as we know it is a twisted version of what really happened.

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Happens all the time.

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There is always someone better and worse than you at everything. Be humble when winning.
Edit: Bolt is a legend. Just as all of the world record holders through the decades are. Maybe not at this moment, but maybe tomorrow or next decade they will be someone better.
My Dad told me this when I was a young one. I always believed it to be true.

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It was about 4ft long with a tail almost as big. This was at night and my gf and me saw it clearly in the headlights

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To this day I still think this is my life’s peak and it’s all downhill from here.

I wanna clarify that while this is the animation I made, I DID NOT MAKE THE CHARACTERS, ASSETS, OR STORY. The course instructors provided all of that and told me what to animate. I just made them move. However, I did add a lot of unique details and elements on my own, such as having the secondary character throughout the whole animation and having them jump into the spaceship at the end.

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I am better looking than my twin brother

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Hollowing out the entire moon to build a theme park inside of it would be a good idea

Also I'd turn the entire surface into a large hotel

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