When my young, NEW friend said to me that the earth was flat, I was startled. I asked, "Are you sure? Let's ask some more people. Maybe people furthest away from us. He said, "I don't believe in that." Don't be swayed by me. I cleverly framed my sentence to imply that he was wrong and I was right. I said that He said that the earth was flat. Now you'd easily believe that he was wrong and I was right. But he could've been right too. It is my story and I'll give myself the benefit of the doubt. But that's not important. I said, "Let's look at the present conflict between India and Pakistan for example. How do we know what happened? Who shot the first bullet and why?" His eyes narrowed. He was not going to be convinced easily. He wasn't the first person I met who jumped into his patriotic suit while discussing morality. I was getting at why we (people of both countries) are so lazy about knowing the truth. When does tr...