Why I hear such BS

[Valentas]

Basically, I can hear this all the time:

Old people listen to radio. It broadcasts about health. Surprisingly, anyone who read Fuhrman books will understand that the ideas are great, also it enlightens on some scientific facts. Offers advice on exercising and diet which is again very similar to Fuhrman.

A response from elderly is babbling about how this is nonsense, how doctors only want to take money from them and put them on medication.

Why people offer their opinion which is not correct, useless and encourages laziness? What right do they have to say something about the subject they have no idea about?

This is very disappointing and the main reason why so many people go to discussion forums for advice and usually get BS which may endanger their health. Also anyone who read about health on media can see the controversy between "oh fruits are bad" and "you won't get enough protein without these foods" .

We are controlled. Or, most are controlled, their thoughts are enslaved to some constant flow of misinformation which is then passed from grandparents to fathers. My close friend is a victim of this approach. Somehow, her rich aunt got an idea that if a child does not eat much then she is going to grow up small and tiny. My friend suffered from this approach, constantly fed with sweets, cookies and other trash foods. Now she is vegan and encouraged me to try it out.

So, back to the topic, how do you shield yourself from misinformation? You may think it is true what you read from good sources but how do you know? Discuss

 

[The Gopher]

I think what most people do to shield themselves is they look at what has happened before and see if it seems right. This is also the problem in the case of the elderly as the shield doesn't keep up with the constant changes and becomes faulty thus they don't believe as much modern information. Unless you find out for yourself you can never completely know and the shield themselves are often at fault. The best you can do is make sure your source is generally correct and verify it with logic if possible.

I often talk in speculation as I hardly know anything so it does annoy me when people who aren't experts ramble on about stuff as if they know it.