On a "what do I do?" practical level, its not about trusting him.
The point is his suggestions or advice point people in a direction that they or people they trust can verify. If he were spreading false information, by now, he'd be shown to be unreliable. But for many, many years, he has consistently been not proven intentionally false. I word it carefully because he has been wrong, but being wrong is not being false.
The point is his suggestions or advice point people in a direction that they or people they trust can verify. If he were spreading false information, by now, he'd be shown to be unreliable. But for many, many years, he has consistently been not proven intentionally false. I word it carefully because he has been wrong, but being wrong is not being false.