I feel soapboxy this morning. There's a thread in a group I'm in that is beginning to irritate me. I remind myself that everyone is entitled to an opinion and that everyone has the right to disagree and ya ya ya. And it's not really the debate that irritates me. I will cut straight to the heart of the matter. I am of the firm belief that I'm rarely wrong. It seems to be an inherited trait. I also truly can not stand when people can't use reputable sources to prove their point. I feel, very strongly, that if you are going to tell me something that I'm currently doing is life threatening or unhealthy or bad, I should be able to google it (I'm a googleholic) and quickly and easily find information from *reputable* sources to back up what I've been told. And if I find I'm wrong, I'm quick to admit it. But if the best I can find are articles in natural news.com or vegetarianismisthewaytobe.com or whatever, I'm not going to go for it. I don't think that the world is conspiring against us, the regular joes and janes of the world. And perhaps it's the HFCS in my diet that makes me so complacent. But let's be honest. What does it matter? What can YOU do if there is, in fact, a huge conspiracy to hide the *truth* about the dangers of soy or the US clandestinely trying to outlaw private vegetable gardens or whatever other thing is out there? Get worked up? Cry out against the evils of government? To what end? Not saying you shouldn't fight for what you believe for, but why bother with things that may or may not be true depending on what and who you consider reputable and believable?
That's about it, I suppose.
I agree with you, completely. Oh, and I, too, am never wrong. ;]
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