While opening to the first page on Chapter 7 in unspun, the cartoon on page 126 with Einstein is amusing as the cartoon reads Albert saying "Information is not knowledge" with a footnote, literally on his foot, saying "I did not say this!" and above the drawing it says "Always Check the Footnotes!" I think its funny and very much so the truth because it is important to always check and recheck facts because sometimes facts are not true!
I'm sure all of us have received e mails about this private thing is going on with the government or this disease is happening or this person's child is lost and they need help, etc etc. It's all junk and for some reason people continue to buy into it without regard to checking things out. The Osama, Ollie and Al section in unspun on page 128 talks about e mails sent around about bin Ladin doing things and being places in the late '80s when, for once, he was accountable for his actions and his whereabouts. When we see messages that seem to be uncredible the first thing we should do is ask questions and lots of questions. We cannot rely on others to get answers for us because those answers can and usually are unreliable. Seen in unspun earlier, we believe things we see and hear, not because they are true, but because we want them to be true. Quite sad, but true!
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I know what you mean about the cartoon! So funny, and so true at the same time. In today's world, it seems like people don't have time to check and double check the facts that they are seeing. It really is a shame because there is so much misinformation on the web, and even in some textbooks as Chapter 8 has shown. Hopefully, because of this class, our generation may be able to help our older counterparts!
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