Bridges Between Us

A question that naturally arises is how does someone know which information elements are true and which are false, what is real news and what is fake news, and, particularly, what upholds and advances social progress and what hinders it? In this regard, the question also arises as to how someone would know what actions and activities (that is activities of individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, or the government) uphold and advance social progress and what hinders it. The answer is not as hard as some would like people to think it is. Everyone already has knowledge that they have acquired, in school, from their family and friends, from their daily interactions with their community and environment, from the news and social media, and by various other means – they can use the knowledge they already have as well as acquire more information from the myriad of information sources and use their common sense to discern the validity of the information and whether that information, that action, or that activity protects and advances the principles that help to uphold and advance societal progress or do they hinder any of those principles.