Bill O'Reilly and the Potty-Mouthed Eight-Year-Old Girl

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I was meaning strictly people in a media position, not just "regular" people.
Like, people put more stock and credability in someone, just because they are on TV, forgetting that they can be on TV for various reasons, and that can falsly influence people with really...really bad advice and outlooks. IE: Ann Coulter.

I totally agree with that. Many people let others determine their opinion, simply because its easier than thinking about it. But don't think that this only takes place in the media. Just look to our schools and universities to see endoctrination replace education.

I have a education certification from a highly regarded school in that field; a school that had Sociological Foundations of Education as a required course. That sounds wonderful, until you realize that most of the course covered the writings of Karl Marx and the benefits of his theories. Many people in my class took his word as absolute truth.

The man had a doctorate and was immensely intelligent, yet I did not agree with most of his theories. Still, I listened to him and learned a lot about topics I never learned about before. I did not simply accept his opinion, but I can't deny that his opinions and materials changed the way I thought about Marx and education.

Allowing others to help shape your opinions is not the same as becoming a sheep, but one can become one if they stop thinking and allow others to do it for them.