Which of these messages is true?
- You should drink eight glasses of water a day.
- You only use 10% of your brain.
- Your fingernails will continue to grow after you die.
- You will damage your eyesight if you read in dim light.
- Your hair will growth back coarser if you shave it.
- You will be causing danger if you use a mobile in a hospital.
- You will be drowsy after eating turkey.
According to this article, none of these messages is actually true. It’s astonishing how much people will believe with so little evidence which is why I wrote my essay on “How To Think Critically”.