Originally Posted by
War Chef
Ah, yeah, you are fucking 'genius' quoting 'wikipedia' which is not even allowed to be used as a source in academia.
As a genius you are just SO fucking 'smart' that is why you don't do this :
There are five basic ways to sort truth from falsehood:
*Check the reliability of the authors you read: A theologian is a less- reliable source of information than a scientist.
*Compare different sources of information on the same topic (books, magazines, webpages, etc), and note the areas of disagreement or omissions. Omissions often indicate bias (you omitted some of my post and it looks like the wikipedia quote is truncated), while points of disagreement should be investigated to see, if possible, who is really telling the truth. Sources with obvious bias need to be studied, since these will usually have the most telling criticisms of the other side.
*Observe who is willing to debate, and who is not: The former are most likely to be telling the truth, while the latter are probably trying to keep their lies from being exposed.
*Observe whether the arguments are clear or obscure: the latter are a good indication of muddled thinking, and a likely marker of error.
*If you yourself have a bias, be sure to study the accounts of those biased against your view: Your enemies will tell you things your friends would never think of -- or never dare to mention if they did.
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