"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