I feel most of our convictions are based on second hand informations?

i took a communications course about 20 years ago at a community college. 

One of the basic distinctions we learned is that to "think" refers to: "to have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something." (Which produces a judgment as to truth or falsity)

While to "feel" refers to:  "an act of touching something to examine it." (which produces sensation that is somewhat subjective in nature)

They are useful distinctions---to wit:

Second hand information is "not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand."

So, I think it is true that most of our knowledge is secondhand---i.e., I cant be in Puerto Rico and Florida at the same time, and I am actually in Texas anyway.

And I feel comfortable with that fact.  I caan always dig deeper to vett what is being said.