Voices in the void

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Many of us need the echoes of others to confirm our belief in ourselves. Perhaps it is this that lies behind the undeniable success of sites like Facebook and Twitter, the provision of feedback on blogs and the value ascribed to them.

That evokes even more admiration for those who plough the lonely furrow of an inner conviction, which society does not share, until they are eventually proved correct.

Are you a modern day Galileo?

How do you know?