"Do not believe in anything simply because
you have heard it. Do not believe in
anything simply because it is spoken and
rumored by many. Do not believe in anything
simply because it is found written in your
religious books. Do not believe in anything
merely on the authority of your teachers and
elders. Do not believe in traditions because
they have been handed down for many
generations. But after observation and
analysis, when you find that anything agrees
with reason and is conducive to the good and
benefit of one and all, then accept it and
live up to it.”
Siddhārtha Gautama
Buddha