I'm with you. And I've realized lately that what I've come to believe as facts were just merely mainstream public opinion, where the opinion came from somewhere

I'm with you. And I've realized lately that what I've come to believe as facts were just merely mainstream public opinion, where the opinion came from somewhere with intent and was adopted by my peers, then adopted by me. If I truly reflect, I expect that many of my judgements of anything are rarely my own.