If many people think something is true, is it true?

If many people think something is true, is it true?

Personally, I think that it may not be true all the time. Even if many people may think the same, it might not be correct. You cannot trust a person that whatever he said is right even if many people think so. I think that everyone must have their own opinion and not blindly follow other people because they are the smartest among them or are the most reliable.


There are many reasons why others will think it is true when many people think something is true. Firstly, it is because many people are scared to raise out their opinions of fear of being opposed by other people and that they might not be able to argue back their points. Secondly, many people are timid and scared that their opinions are wrong and rejected by others, causing them to be embarrassed of themselves and then they will decide that they will be wrong all the time. Therefore, they will not speak out their own opinions and choose to agree with others. Lastly, many people are lazy to think for themselves and would always agree with others without knowing if they are true or false.


One such example is in class, when the teacher asks the pupils a question which everyone is not very clear what the answer is. So then, the top student of the class raises his hand and say out his answer. The teacher then asked who agree with him, slowly, people began to raise their hands even though who had their own opinions. However, not all the pupils raise their hands. So the teacher asked one the students that did not raise their hand to say out their answers. After the student voice out his answer, the teacher says that his answer is right instead of the top student’s answer. Astonished you might find that the top student answer might not be right.


So, not everything you should just follow blindly in people, agreeing with whatever they had to say. If we do so, we will be reliant on people and may become lazy, resulting in us not having in-depth thinking. Furthermore, I think that we all must have a stand for ourselves and should therefore voice out our thoughts and views on something and not be afraid.