Elwood wrote:
" - Your statements say otherwise. You've accepted data on someone's say so. I'm just here to tell you you've bought a bill of goods. And who is we?"

Unless you live at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft you need to interact with and learn from other members of your species. Of course I accept what others say ... but I do so by looking for generally accepted, verifiable, statements. Which I then evaluate on the basis of the origin of the statement, who benefits, who loses, and the implications of the statement possibly being incorrect. Which toothpaste I use is of little consequence. Whether Greenland is melting has major consequences.

Learn critical thinking skills. They are what separated your ancestors from the Saber Toothed Kitty Cats.

DA Morgan