Faith, It is so sad that your previous statements are so accurate. Today's critical thinking skills include research about the research sources that did not need to exist a few decades ago. Our justice system uses an old and outdated oath(yet, I believe it represents the correct paradigm – though it has been abandoned) for witnesses in the courtroom. The determination of "...the whole truth and nothing but the truth" is so distorted by contemporary media and hidden agendas that the objective truth is often very difficult to locate. Many times this is so because the "simple truth" is a rare thing in such a convoluted world where control and power taints so much. Even when you do find someone in whom you may trust their intentions, it is still difficult to trust their understanding and capabilities because they have these same obstacles. You are so very right that even when you check the source, you still must dig deeper to the secondary and tertiary sources to identify the biases and money backing these sources. Thank you very much for your contributions and insights. Dr. S. David Vaillancourt