How to tell what to trust online

[Troy]

This video popped up when I brought up YouTube today.  On some level it feels like Google knows I was talking about this subject  Neil describes 13 of things you should consider when evaluating information online.  Some of this is common sense. 

 

 

@Pioneer1, for what it is worth, you should check out this video. Perhaps it will help you think about information you pull from the web and how you use it to form opinions.    

 

 

[ProfD]

Brotha Neil deGrasse Tyson drops excellent points to consider when it comes to gathering information. 

 

8 hours ago, Troy said:

Some of this is common sense. 

Therein lies the slippery slope. Common sense isn't a shared trait among people.

 

Most people are surface level thinkers. They aren't going dig too deeply into much of anything. Just enough to get what they *need* in order to maneuver through life. 

 

I go back to those bibles folks like to carry around. Very few believers have read it thoroughly from cover to cover. 

 

The most powerful people on the planet thrive on those who don't *know* any better.

 

information and knowledge can be hidden in plain sight like a $100 bill.

 

[Troy]

@ProfD I’m not sure what difference they would make if people read the Bible. There are so many different interpretations It’s hard to believe it describes the same religion.

 

Pioneer, for example, believes, the Bible teaches us that Black men have the biggest penises and accepts this revelation as proof that it is true — and this is after reading the Bible in four different languages!

 

People can read the Bible and make it justify anything. 
 

The reality is that for the vast majority of time the Christianity has been in existence, most of its followers could not read the Bible.

[ProfD]

6 hours ago, Troy said:

@ProfD I’m not sure what difference they would make if people read the Bible. There are so many different interpretations It’s hard to believe it describes the same religion.

I was only referring to the bible as a popular book that many people of faith haven't read thoroughly.

 

If people aren't willing to read the ONE book of their beliefs, getting them to read other books and other sources seeking knowledge and information will require a level of effort. 

 

Back in the day, I remember public service announcements encouraging young people that Reading is Fundamental (RIF). There was also Reading Rainbow.

 

The average American is literate in their ability to read. I still contend it is surface level. Just well enough to follow directions and get things done and not get unalived.

 

Brotha @Pioneer1 is in a minority having read the entire bible several times and in different languages too. That's another level.

 

[Troy]

1 hour ago, ProfD said:

I was only referring to the bible as a popular book that many people of faith haven't read thoroughly.

 

I undwerstood. 

 

I was just emphasizing the bible for most of its existence couldn't be read due to illiteracy.  The printing press was invented until 1,500 years after Jesus the Christ's death.  Basically, reading the Good Book is not a requirement for being a Christian.   So I wouldn't beat them up on that point.