We tend to accept common beliefs without question, but have you ever examined a widely accepted notion to see if it holds up to scrutiny?
A user asked the forum, “What’s the biggest lie that people still think it’s true?”. Let’s read the common responses.
DIAMONDS
“Diamonds are a rare commodity.”
CHEATERS
“Cheaters never win. Yes, they do. A lot.”
ASKING QUESTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET THE RIGHT ANSWERS
“That you can ask a question on social media and get good answers.”
RECYCLING PLASTIC
“Recycling plastic is a lie. Only number 1 and 2. They put the Recycling symbol on everything to fool you.”
NOTION THAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE HAPPY
“That everyone deserves to be happy. Not if your happiness is at the expense of others, and not if you’re doing the wrong things.”
THE GOVERNMENT
“The government cares about you.”
COW’S MILK
“Cow’s milk makes you taller because of the hormones. I’m lactose, my body rejects cow’s milk, but somehow my dad thinks after a month of drinking it, my body will get used to it.
It’s almost like in-taking an allergy and telling people they just need to get used to it. I drink almond milk now for calcium and have a balanced diet with my protein shakes.
He doesn’t understand there are alternative ways to get nutrients for your body and goes off of what old doctors tell him. Well, there have been a lot more studies in the past decade regarding nutrition.”
CHRISTIAN IS SYNONYMOUS WITH GOOD PERSON
“Calling yourself Christian is synonymous with being a good person.”
PHARMACEUTICS
“Pharmaceutics want you to be healthy.”
COMMUNISM
“Communism would totally work; it’s just that nobody has tried it properly.
It’s only killed a couple hundred million people so far and imprisoned a billion+ people in a totalitarian nightmare. We should definitely try it again because it might theoretically work once after failing horridly dozens of times.“
VACCINES
“That vaccines cause autism.”
FOLLOWING DREAMS AND PASSION
“Follow your dreams, pursue your passion, do what you love, and the cosmos will magically align itself so you succeed. That is absolutely false.”
MONEY AND HAPPINESS
“That money can’t buy happiness.”
INSURANCE COMPANIES
“That insurance companies are there to help you.”
WORKING HARD
“You’ll get rich if you work hard.”
RESPECTING PARENTS
“That parents are parents and that we should respect or love them no matter how you were traumatized and neglected, especially in your childhood days.”
RELIGION AND GOD
“That religion and god is real.”
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