WHO Should You Trust? Politicians, ministers, actors, sports stars, Doctors, Ph.D.s?

Just who should you believe when they speak or especially

when they promote something you don't quite understand?

Politicians? Ministers? Actors? Sports Stars?

NO.


But what about MDs or all those educated people

with Ph.D.’s? Any idea how “smart” those people are?

You probably think they are among the smartest

people around.


See below, it will probably shock and amaze you. Possibly

confirm some deep, dark suspicions.


We should all know never to trust anything any politician says.

Some of them are honest and tell the truth, but how do you 

determine which ones deserve your trust? Choosing a party isn't

the way to decide.


We should also know that TV ads or really any commercials are totally

untrustworthy but very carefully choose their words so they

don't get into legal trouble. Instead they hint or say something

highly suggestive if you don't.


One ad says half, "1 in 2 kids are under hydrated."

Kids WHERE? Doesn't say in the U.S.

Doesn't say what under hydrated means, it is not

a medical term.


Actually half of kids get thirsty every day in fact, EVERY person tends to get

thirsty every day..


There are lots of ads scaring parents that their kids aren't eating

enough protein, or fried food, or something.


I have found that kids are like cats, none except those with serious

medical or mental health problems will starve in the presence of

a mix of foods.


If they don't like peas, let them eat the rest of the meal.

If they keep it up, give them nothing BUT peas or broccoli,

etc. for dinner a few days.


That won't stunt their growth or put them in the hospital, or

any of the dire problems ads for children's yogurt and such

say will happen.


Consider that companies never advertise anything you actually need.

Ever see an ad for "Food"" "Meat"? "Clothing"? No, what

you actually see are ads for a specific kind of food, "someone's"

sausages. Not "potatoes" only "Idaho" potatoes.


For example, a feminine wash product (product ads go in cycles,

it is apparently time for these again, the last big surge

of women and their daughters having heart to heart talks on TV

about how they keep clean was a decade ago.)


The commercial says it is "tested" by gynecologists. 

OK, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? "Tested,"

NOT "approved". If it were tested and approved, or

medically required, or even useful, they would say so.


What does "tested" mean? Used as a dish cleaner?

Window cleaner? Used as shaving cream?

They only hint which the FTC can't prosecute them for.


Here is something you may not have considered.

A disturbing number of people automatically tend 

to believe sports "heroes."


(What is HEROIC about having some physical skill and

taking a lot of money for it? Nothing wrong with that, but

how is that heroic?)

Doctors Scientists, and Ph.D.’s

But what about the people who are supposed to be so smart?


Yes, believe MDs about their field of medicine.


Yes, believe a scientist somewhat about his/her

Specialty.


Yes, the same for those holding doctorates.


But outside their extremely narrow field of expertise?

just how smart do you think a doctor or 

college professor really is?


Some are quite smart, but half of them 
are not nearly as smart as you think.

To join MENSA you must be in the top 2%

of those who take tests. That translates

to an approximate IQ of 130 - remember,

the AVERAGE is always 100, by definition.


MENSA membership doesn't make you special,
it just says you can take and finish tests quickly.
But by definition, Mensan's are smart.

Now comes the shocker, HALF of those

With an earned Ph.D. and about 48% of

Medical doctors couldn’t get into a MENSA

beer party or serious conference except

as a GUEST.


That’s right, the average IQ of a Ph.D. in the U.S. is 

128 and the average IQ of an MD is 130.


That simply means half of them are very smart indeed
but also that half of them are only of average intelligence
(between about 90 and 110).

I always bear that in mind when hearing people

repeat some nonsense just because they 

have a Ph.D. in some field NOT related to

their opinion.


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