Fake News

Apparently our sense of smell is the most primal of our senses. The one that is quickest to be triggered. The one that is least dependent upon logic or reason.

So when you’re spraying on ya Lynx or ya L’Oreal you are carrying out an act of deceit. Trying to tell people that you are something different, something better, than you actually are.

What a nerve!

We all do it though. We all try to improve our standing in the eyes (and noses) of others.

But it’s good to bear all of that in mind when we’re trying to work out the people and the information in which to trust. Especially in this day and age, where the possibilities for fabrication are becoming more extensive by the day.

The “News” that The News is Fake, is often itself Fake News these days.

Personally, I’m of the opinion that lessons in learning what and whom to trust should be the biggest focus in today’s curriculum, for our children and young people. Because it’s getting harder, and therefore far more important, to filter the truth from the lies. And we really don’t need MORE information.

But we do all probably need to develop a cerebral sense of smell, the skill and understanding, to reveal the sweet smell of truth. And the stink of deception.