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30 Things People Are Certain Of Without A Need To Prove It, As Shared In This Online Thread
The whole world around us, all the facts and things in it, from the point of view of our knowledge, is divided into three categories: what we are not sure of, what we are sure of, and what we are ready to swear to defend with our life. That very hill to die on. And such beliefs are different for various people, of course.
The so-called "Socratic paradox" goes that "I know that I know nothing" and is attributed to the great Greek philosopher Socrates. And still, even the great skeptic, denying the possibility of any knowledge, in the end, as we remember, took poison, defending his own convictions. Of course, one should not be so radical, but still, each of us has our own truths.
And so, a few days ago, a thread appeared in the AskReddit community, the author of which asked a question about just this: "What do you swear on your life to be 100% true?" Today, the thread has over 42.6K upvotes and almost 28.5K different comments, and what is an indisputable truth for some may well be perceived by others as a very controversial issue. In the end, so many people - so many opinions.
Bored Panda has carefully sifted through the sand of the original thread's numerous comments in search of the golden grains of the best, most popular, and weightiest comments, so now feel free to scroll to the very end of this list, mark the most interesting submissions for you and, of course, leave your comments. After all, you, we are almost sure, also have your own truths that you would bet are 100% true!
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#1
Being alone is better than having the wrong people in my life. Prove me wrong.
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#2
The average human is an idiot
Eat Dirt Crow 3 years ago
That reminds me of a Carlin bit. Think of how stupid the average person is. Half of the people are dumber than that.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
the last two with covid was totally unsurprising for me.
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TheEndIsNigh🇨🇦and🇬🇧in🇺🇲 3 years ago
Ok, I guess I'm going to be that lame person who still has the smallest kernel of hope for mankind. Yes, Oh my god does there seem to be an unholy amount of stupid people roaming the earth; being willfully stupid. Conversely, there are also sooooooo many intelligent, insightful, funny, wonderful, and kind people in this world that I want to believe it's not a rarity. I don't want the default human setting to be "idiot."
tuzdayschild 3 years ago
I didn't believe this until COVID struck. 2019 "Most people are reasonably intelligent". 2020 "The human race has pudding for brains".
Adam Jeff 3 years ago
This doesn't really make sense - 'idiot' has to be understood in relation to something, normally in relation to general standards of intelligence, so that the average cannot be an idiot by definition. What you mean is "In a large population of humans, it is easy to find examples of idiots" or possibly "when put in groups, humans of average intelligence nonetheless produce decisions which are poor in hindsight".
Blarrg 3 years ago
I think the sentiment appeals to people's desire to feel superior. I feel like I can see obvious truths that most cannot; they must be idiots (in comparison to enlightened people like me.)
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neil jagurdo 3 years ago
Taught public school for 30+ yrs, can confirm. Still good kids though!
Sandra Bollox 3 years ago
I think Men in Black said it perfect when Kay said, "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." Also, a de-Motivational poster has become quoted at our house on the regular and it is, "None of us are as dumb as all of us."
Susan Bosse 3 years ago
Idk if this is true or not but this would make so much sense or it were.
Electra Complex 3 years ago
The average human is of average intelligence, that's how a normal curve works 😋
Tammy Wait 3 years ago
This is such a sad statement. The shame is on our educational system that FORCES instead of inspires, make it a chore instead of an adventure.
Christof Irran 3 years ago
The average human is average. By definition. So, if you want to qualify as an idiot you need an IQ of 100, right?
Th3_Narrat0r 3 years ago
I'm only just starting to realize this. Giving me both a big confidence boost and a lost hope in humanity.
Bruce Horton 3 years ago
The average person is, well, average. If you are incredibly brilliant perhaps the average seems dumb. But chances are the person sitting beside you on the bus has pretty much the same intellectual ability as you. And if you don't understand what "average" means, then..........
Daniel Yamada 3 years ago
Humans have developed a society that is separate from the way of nature. Rather than the incompetent/incapable members dying off, every person is supported to achieve their maximum lifespan. As a result, each generation becomes weaker than the last one.
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Working in customer service for so long, this is a true as water is wet.
Michael Largey 3 years ago
The average person is by definition of average intelligence. The idiocy is more often a function of personality and emotions.
Kathy Rayborn 3 years ago
Then don’t open your mouth to confirm it. I would rather appear stoic than stupid.
Etch-A-Sketch 3 years ago
I subscribe to the K way of thinking from MIB "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it."
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
Proof: https://www.boredpanda.com/i-read-on-the-internet-patient-stories
#3
Money DOES buy happiness.
You cannot convince me otherwise. Sure ok it is not everything, you can be depressed and rich, but no one gonna tell me that money does not buy that cute stuff I wanted to wear or that delicious meal imma be cookin.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
When you don't have to struggle for your survival, it greatly reduces the stress you experience, providing you with the opportunity to create happiness for yourself.
#4
That disagreeing with someone's opinion isn't an attack on them.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
People who insist their opinion will never change will always perceive disagreement as a personal attack. Their opinion becomes tied to their identity, instead of being a thing that should change with new factual information.
#5
If your bus is late, spark up a cigarette and it will instantly arrive
KombatBunni 3 years ago
What a mate of mine would call the magical bus summoning stick. Usually with a lot of sarcasm..probably because he wanted his smoke
#6
Earth is not flat.
#8
The inside of USB ports are designed to switch round to ensure you can only plug in USB cables on your third attempt after twisting it round, then twisting it back.
#9
You can make things foolproof but the world will make better fools
#10
History is written and preserved and distributed by the winners.
Humans are capable of lying, twisting facts to show themselves, places and people they like in a good light. Modern world has PR agencies for rich and connected.
Combine the two and history as we know it is a twisted version of what really happened.
Bunzilla 3 years ago
"History is written by the victors" is an extremely true statement. There are aspects of our past that have been completely and totally stamped out, twisted, and altered. Especially if that civilization didn't survive, didn't have a writing system, their writing system isn't understood or none of it remains. Think about all the groups the Ancient Romans wiped out, for instance. All we know about many of them is what's been written about them by the Romans... who would outright lie to paint themselves in the best possible light to look just. Everyone else were just "barbarians", after all. Even in more recent times before the internet (and indispensable resources like the WayBackMachine), it was pretty easy to change history. Burn/ban the books/photographs/scrolls/etc, kill those who know the truth, and obliterate any physical evidence. Done.
#11
A sandwich is always better if someone else makes it for you
Kookamunga 3 years ago
I dunno about this one. Condiment usage, cheese amount and placement, vegetables desired....it can get complicated.
#12
O.J. did it.
#13
Time passes quicker the older you get. Do the things right now that you want to do, don’t wait for later.
#15
Aliens exist somewhere in this universe.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
It would be the height of human conceit to believe that, in the vastness of the universe, we are the only ones. We're probably not the only ones in our galaxy, never mind the entire universe.
#16
I look good in the mirror. I look terrible in photos.
Hill Branda 3 years ago
I have NEITHER of those problems. I look like hell all the time, everywhere.
#19
The way people drive and the way they use a shopping trolley are directly linked.
#21
Everything is temporary
#22
People don't *genuinely* care about deaths of strangers they don't personally know or haven't met. If people had the option to choose to sacrifice 10 lives of people they have never met to save 1 they love, they would do it without hesitation - they probably wouldn't admit it out loud, but they *would* agree to it.
Eat Dirt Crow 3 years ago
Heck, most people would sacrifice 10 people they don't know just to get a better price on a mobile phone.
#24
If I’m having a bad day it can always get worse
#25
rocks are soft and squishy. They just tense up when you touch them.
#26
Black Bears are learning that they could benefit from a friendly relationship with humans after seeing how easy domesticated dogs and cats have it. They are in the early stages of trying to domesticate themselves.
Source: none. I just see tiktok videos of bears being cute near people.
#27
The makers of baby wipes intentionally wrap them in a way so when you pull 1 out the container you get 2-3 and waste them because they are a b***h to put back in
Spannidandoolar 3 years ago
Wipe dispenser box, at the the time I purchased it I was half convinced it was a waste of money but 3 kids later and it has proved its worth everyday!
#28
reddit is a cesspool of misinformation.
SerumSeven 3 years ago
I enjoy reddit in general, as I stick to stuff that's rather tame. However, I came across a thread the other day for identifying mushrooms in the wild, and I thought, "Do you actually want to trust your life to this collective?"
#29
There's definitely something amiss in this universe and we're not ready for it.
Ricardo Ferreira 3 years ago
Mr Lovecraft had just a glimpse of it and look what it has done to him
#30
That the printer will always run out of ink or that the paper will get jammed when you're already rushing and stressed.
Happens all the time.
#31
My life will get better
Michael Largey 3 years ago (edited)
Sometimes your life gets better, but it takes a while before you can realize it. ("Worse" usually announces itself straight off.}
#32
Every cart I pull at Walmart has at least one square tire.
Kathy Rayborn 3 years ago
My personal record is “recarting” five times before getting a smooth ride. We need more cart repairers like Bubbles.
#33
Disney made "Frozen" so that when you Google "Disney frozen" you would get search results about the movie and not about Walt Disney supposedly being cryogenically frozen.
Kookamunga 3 years ago
Um, that's why I would google "WALT Disney frozen" - and all the Walt Popsicle info comes right up.
#34
They changed the Reese’s recipe
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Absolutely did. The chocolate and the peanut butter filling both taste different
#35
There is always someone better and worse than you at everything. Be humble when winning. Edit: Bolt is a legend. Just as all of the world record holders through the decades are. Maybe not at this moment, but maybe tomorrow or next decade they will be someone better. My Dad told me this when I was a young one. I always believed it to be true.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Did anyone else see "Bolt" and immediately picture the animated superdog, or was that just me?
#36
Stock Market Manipulation.
Michael Largey 3 years ago
Adding the word "manipulation" was redundant. (Like "human error".)
#38
I bowled a 289. Friend that went with me is notorious for making up details. No one believes me.
SerumSeven 3 years ago
I believe this person. I've seen people casually roll in the 280s on more than one occasion. Saw a guy do it with a house ball and rental shoes.
#39
About 25 years ago I saw a black panther jump across the road in front of our car, it was about 20ft away and we just missed it. It jumped from out of the bushes on the left , landed in the middle and then jumped clean into the bushes on the right. It was about 4ft long with a tail almost as big. This was at night and my gf and me saw it clearly in the headlights
#40
I went to DreamWorks studios when I was 11 to give a presentation of my animation skills. Nobody ever believes me when I tell them that story. I swear I’m not making it up, it really happened.
To keep it brief, I took an online animation course and the company that made the course liked it so much that asked me to be a model student for a business deal with DreamWorks to use their IPs in their courses. They flew me out to LA for free, I got a private tour of the studio, and I even got to meet two animators who were working in animation tests for Trolls (which came out 3 years later). I even got to see concept art for the Captain Underpants movie, which had just started development at the time.
To this day I still think this is my life’s peak and it’s all downhill from here. I wanna clarify that while this is the animation I made, I DID NOT MAKE THE CHARACTERS, ASSETS, OR STORY. The course instructors provided all of that and told me what to animate. I just made them move. However, I did add a lot of unique details and elements on my own, such as having the secondary character throughout the whole animation and having them jump into the spaceship at the end.
KombatBunni 3 years ago
It’s like people not believing I made friends with a guy who works for Weta Studios, the company that helped make the LoTR movies 😐
#41
I am better looking than my twin brother
#42
Hollowing out the entire moon to build a theme park inside of it would be a good idea Also I'd turn the entire surface into a large hotel
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Daniel Yamada 3 years ago (edited)
Here is a good one: If you post a comment on Bored Panda that is 100% true but an unpopular idea, people will down vote it - not because they think it is inaccurate, but because they don't like it.
LadyMort 3 years ago
This or they complain about a common sense opinion you have and then you have to remind the ops that you have the right to your opinion
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Marisol L. Banks 3 years ago
When you’ve been waiting, be it in a doctor’s office, or getting an oil change, or waiting for a train or metro to show up, whatever it is - the quickest way to speed up the wait is to pull out your phone, put on your readers, get comfortable and start really getting into a meme page or a website. Whatever you’re waiting for will happen within moments. Works every time.
Stephanie Paich 3 years ago
The attractiveness of a slice of pizza matters. A good-looking slice tastes infinitely better than an ugly slice.
Susan Bosse 3 years ago
Where's the post with the thread pic in it about the bowling score?!?!
Daniel Yamada 3 years ago (edited)
Here is a good one: If you post a comment on Bored Panda that is 100% true but an unpopular idea, people will down vote it - not because they think it is inaccurate, but because they don't like it.
LadyMort 3 years ago
This or they complain about a common sense opinion you have and then you have to remind the ops that you have the right to your opinion
Load More Replies... Marisol L. Banks 3 years ago
When you’ve been waiting, be it in a doctor’s office, or getting an oil change, or waiting for a train or metro to show up, whatever it is - the quickest way to speed up the wait is to pull out your phone, put on your readers, get comfortable and start really getting into a meme page or a website. Whatever you’re waiting for will happen within moments. Works every time.
Stephanie Paich 3 years ago
The attractiveness of a slice of pizza matters. A good-looking slice tastes infinitely better than an ugly slice.
Susan Bosse 3 years ago
Where's the post with the thread pic in it about the bowling score?!?!
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