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Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have. ~Rene Descartes
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. ~Rene Descartes
Solipsism: Belief that only I myself and my own experiences are real, while anything else—a physical object or another person—is nothing more than an object of my consciousness. As a philosophical position, solipsism is usually the unintended consequence of an over-emphasis on the reliability of internal mental states, which provide no evidence for the existence of external referents.
"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?" ~John Maynard Keynes
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My purpose in citing the article was not intended as persuasive. In view of my perception of how readily so many will embrace a proposal that reasonably may be contrary to their own best interest, I found the article intriguing. No doubt, my confirmation bias kicked in.
Whether the premise of the article truly has merit remains to be seen. Until the critiques are in and the advocates for and against have had a go at it, we likely should reserve judgment about the efficacy of the theory.