Imagine being trapped in your house. One person tells you the enemies are still hiding behind the trees, while another says they have left and it is safe to go out.
The reports are contradictory, and your senses cannot reach the truth, because testing the matter by going out may cost you your life.
Here, reason must work: which transmitter is more reliable, more knowledgeable, more truthful, and more concerned for your safety?
Reason Judges the Reliability of Transmission
If the first transmitter is your father, older and more experienced, and deeply concerned for your safety, while the second is unknown or self-interested, which report would you trust?
No two rational people would disagree that the more reliable transmitter should be preferred.
Likewise in scientific research, we rely on references with strong documentation and respected academic credibility, and we avoid weak or unknown sources.
The same applies to news: we do not accept rumors, and we trust only reports from reliable sources.
