Responding to Information There are many ways to respond to the information you receive. One way is to instantly and automatically reject it. Another is to instantly and automatically accept and believe it. Another is to see if it fits with your current knowledge.
Some people use evaluation of the messenger as a criterion.
But if my hero says so, it must be true. When people respond verbally or in writing to information they receive, their response may be to some extent a response to the information and to some extent a response to whatever goes on in their own minds. Usually, a response is somewhere between the extremes. In any case, a response from a person can often tell you a great deal about that person. It is one thing to honestly advocate tax resistence.