&gt; you&#x27;re generally able to read as much as you want, talk to as many people as you want<p>No you can&#x27;t. I&#x27;d love to read and research more on a wide range of topics but I don&#x27;t have enough time. We all have to take shortcuts while developing our beliefs. Ultimately you have to choose a set of giant&#x27;s shoulders to stand on, as they say. You can&#x27;t thoroughly research everything on your own, and even if you could there&#x27;s no guarantee that you&#x27;d come up with better answers than anybody else.