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The scandal of philosophy is that we might not know anything at all about reality if we think of reality as independent of our perceptions, ideas or descriptions.

The confidence with which we maintain something to be true is usually independent of the source of the alleged truth.

For the sceptic, if we think of reality as independent of our perceptions, ideas or descriptions, we should aim to know that reality independently too.

The actions taken on the basis of presumed knowledge are rational and justifiable if we are confident that that knowledge is widely held.

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