Whenever one was struck by a previously unlikely-seeming idea that had come to appear plausible or even… — Iain M. Banks
Whenever one was struck by a previously unlikely-seeming idea that had come to appear plausible or even sensible, one ought to apply that test: was it inherently any more likely than solipsism? If solipsism seemed to make just as much sense, then the idea could be dismissed.
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