There are numerous examples in History of people being wrong. Be it earth being flat or blood passing through the body like tides or even judging other category of people like Nazis did, people were collectively wrong.
Many years ago, there were rumours that a wierd biped creature is tramping Delhi streets during the night time. Instances of attacks all over the city by this creature were reported in the news. Typically, people sleeping on their roofs would wake up in the middle of the night with painful scratches on their bodies and would spot this creature running away. This continued for few days. Then, doctors declared that the scratches on victims bodies were inflicted upon by the victims themselves.There was no wierd creature, it was mass hysteria. That was the first time I felt that I should not believe in something just because most people believe in it.
The only way not to be influenced by what people around you think is to critically reason everything you hear.
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