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Believe what you hear first. Believe what those most like you say. Believe what those like those you've trusted say. Believe what puts you and those you trust in a good light. Believe what puts those you don't trust in a bad light. Believe what makes you feel safe. Believe what makes you feel that some effort you're already invested in will make you safe. Believe what you hear most often. Believe what you heard when you were small enough to believe what you heard. Believe what's said most forcefully. Believe what's said by the largest, the loudest, the strongest-seeming. Believe what's said by those who look most like you assume smart people look. Believe what makes the way forward seem refreshingly easy - for you. Believe what makes the way forward seem plausibly hard - for some other. Believe what makes you feel you're smart enough to know what to believe. Believe what makes those who don't think you're smart seem stupid. Believe what settles the issue clearly. Believe what makes you distinctive for believing it. Believe what sources said to be magical say to believe. Believe what's most exciting. Believe what's most readily pictured. Believe what least unsettles your other beliefs. Believe what's said to you and not to them. Believe what makes everyone realize they can't stop you from believing it. Believe what you like the best. Believe the person who listens to you. Believe the one who gets you. Believe the one the others believe. Believe me.