Pursue High-Stakes Beliefs But Keep Common-Sense Ethics

When people believe they live in an especially important time, the best norm is neither to dismiss the thought (so genuinely important actors do the wrong thing) nor to take it so seriously they promote their own interests above everyone's; rather, people should take such beliefs reasonably seriously and act on them while adhering to common-sense ethical standards and avoiding 'ends justify the means' reasoning like lying or breaking the law.