It's Out There (and You Should Use It)

No, I'm not talking about aliens, although who knows if they are out there.  I am talking about information on the internet.  More than you can ever use, but you have search engines such as Google, to filter it and to find what you are looking for.  Have a question about love?  There are over 5 Billion results for the word "Love" on Google.  And over 3 Billion for the word "Health."  I mention these two because on most peoples lists of the most important things in life (btw - almost 6 Billion listings for "Life"), these two would be in the top five.

However, to use this information, you need to sort fact from fiction, truth from lies.  This means you need to verify the information you find.  You need to determine if there are conflicts of interest with what is said, if someone can profit from their point of view, etc.  For example, if I was selling vitamin C and said it was the best thing ever for preventing this or that, you should check other sources to see if they agree, figure out which ones are most reasonable and accurate, before you buy what I'm selling.

As many of you know, I talk about health and photography the most on this blog.  And recently, about vaccines and their effect on health.  Many articles contain references to further check your search for accurate information.  For vaccinations, many references go to the CDC and VAERS sites.  Or to the manufactures site to check vaccine package inserts which contain a list of the ingredients and possible side effects.  The more informed you are about these, the more informed decision you can make about whether to take a chance of getting vaccinated.

Here is a recent article by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.:  Vaccines.  At the end of the article are comments also worth reading.  I have been talking about vaccines because of the law they just passed in California about mandatory vaccines, and also because a FB friend called those who don't vaccinate "callously stupid" (this was a stupid comment, in my opinion, as those who choose not to vaccinate are anything but stupid - they are usually smart and informed; or they may have been injured from vaccines).  The RFK Jr. article will tell you why you can't believe the media regarding vaccines and your health, and why you need to do your own fact checks.

This blog post only covers the most basic things to think about regarding what is out there.  Hope it helps a little in your search for the truth.