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    It is not the case that Reid and the Common Sense tradition argue that certain foundational beliefs—such as the reliability of memory and perception—are warranted through social trust, not introspection.

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    • 1.Social trust can propagate widespread false beliefs collectively; consensus doesn't establish truth about perception's actual reliability.
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    • 2.If social trust grounds foundational beliefs, what grounds trust in the social sources themselves? This threatens infinite regress.
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    • 3.Some individuals with atypical social experiences still reliably use memory and perception, suggesting social warrant isn't necessary.
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    • 1.We acquire foundational beliefs in childhood through social learning before developing introspective capacity, making social trust epistemically prior.
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    • 2.Introspection alone cannot validate memory or perception without circular reasoning; social confirmation breaks this epistemic circle.
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    • 3.The success of human cooperation and technology depends on shared trust in perception and memory, suggesting social warrant is reliable.
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