Lincoln Sayger on Defender’s Corner

Congratulations. You're a scientist. I'm not being condescending. I think re-examining preconceptions whenever you get new information is the hallmark of maturity. Just remember that information can have bias and deception, depending on where it comes from. But it sounds like you have a good methodology. I would recommend, however, that you do talk to subject matter experts at some point in the process. A lot of what's out there can misrepresent, for example, what a religion actually teaches. And there are lots of things in medicine and physics that previous work has already disproven that is still widely believed based on being plausible. Consider it just another data point, but one worth considering.