Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2018-10-11 20:23
Thanks to Tony Pay for expanding on his thoughts. He is right about the need to take care with what one states as fact. However, readers - all readers - should read critically too. They should consider the source, cross check claims, and think. They should be careful how they invest their conscience.
The public disregard for truth that has so greatly grown, right along with the Internet (no coincidence,) dismays me no end. It's not what Tony's speaking of, but an outgrowth from similar roots, springing from the soil of readerships willing or even eager to be misled. Deliberate public broadcast of misinformation brings negative consequences that can exceed those of many recognized crimes. It's an abuse of a right, one meriting, in my opinion, the revocation of the right. Yet many people seem avid to consume misinformation, and loath - increasingly loath - to attempt any critical evaluation. Some openly defend it.
Again, that's referring to deliberate misinformation, or the many forms of lying. Tony is focusing, reasonably, on more innocent neglect for accuracy. That indeed occurs in public forums, but personally I'm fairly comfortable with it. I've read some very helpful free advice in this forum, some coming from Tony Pay himself, and others who have earned esteem. I've also enjoyed many additional hours reading here, even when it made my head shake. But I check other sources often. And I judge.
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