If you’ve ever watched modern political programming, used any social media outlet or just had a conversation in the past decade, you have probably already noticed one defining characteristic of our times — everyone is wrong, and nobody will shut up about it. Facts are treated as subjective rather than absolute.
It’s as if the world is a holographic image that changes depending on whether you stand further to the left or the right.
It has become a common form of entertainment to watch people engage in televised shouting matches, and most of what we call “news” is just one side refuting the other in a way that will better serve to fill their financier’s coffers. This phenomenon used to be fairly well confined to the realm of social politics, where personal viewpoints could vary and still be respected by the opposition. But in recent times, “big lie” journalism has served to undermine the reliability of our media outlets.

From general population statistics and national financial data to strongly supported scientific theories, somebody stands to …