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Originally Posted by jebartle
FACT CHECK, FACT CHECK, NO MATTER what your persuasion . Sure hope this does NOT go political because this is so important, this would apply to life. So many times I hear Villagers say "How can I believe what I read and hear?", and in this time, more than any other, it's time for ALL of us to do our homework and investigate where the truth lies. We are so fortunate to have technology at our finger tips, please put the truth as your priority.
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For so much of life it is opinion. Some people do not realize what they think is fact is actually opinion.
Examples-medical. You see one doctor and they say do ???????
You see another doctor and they say do nothing as the treatment downsides outweigh the possible benefit. It is your life. You may not be licensed to make a choice. In the end the result of the choice made is your quality of life.
So many others that appear on this website and many others.
Investments, purchases, lawn care and so many more.
Research. Today, research is far easier to do. Long gone are the days when you used to go to the library, find a magazine article or book on the subject-hope it is in. A change will have new issues.
People do not realize that people reading an e-mail do not know you, do not see your facial expression. Along with the internet, many have lost the ability to speak to each other.
Realize, we have many opportunities to easily gather information from others. Sadly, MY OPINION, many people just want to talk to people who agree with them and think anyone that does not think what they think is stupid, a fool or.
My view, for the best of my human ability is you learn far more from people who disagree with you than from people who think what you think. As Condi Rice has said, if all your friends agree with you, you need some new friends.
Beware-as humans we rarely accept blame. Most do not see that the blame is theirs. To say it a different way, you have control of what you do. You have at best limited control about what others do.
FACTS-even that is not simple. So many FACTS have over time proven, discovered to be mistaken opinion.