In Emily's second response to my post, "A Radical Construction of People" she asked two questions. 1. If a radical constructivist knows somebody who always seems to interpret the world the same way they do, can he or she rely on that person for the "truth" (or their version of the truth that tends to match up with his/hers)? 2. Can a radical constructivist rely on other people for information?

It seems that a radical constructivist could not rely on someone else for the truth, even if they share the same view. This is because they do not share the same experiences and if they do not share the same experiences than they do not share the same knowledge (all they can know for certain is what they experience). And since knowledge is formed of truths, only what the radical constructivist experiences is true. Therefore, the radical constructivist can not except anyone else's truths as their own.

Yet, when it comes to relying on others for information, whether they like to admit it or not, they have to do that. Everyone has to rely on certain information our culture feeds us. How else would they learn to speak? How else would they know what they can and cannot do? How else would they have friends? Just as it's impossible to believe everything, it's also impossible to not believe anything.

If you don't rely on any information that's ever given to you how can you learn anything?