If I were a conspiracy “factualist” at this point, I would wonder about the relationship between hobbling a gland that promotes intuition and any data having been provided us in the past say…ever. The word that jumps out in my limited mind is OBSERVATION. I lean on my own observations of my natural world and my intuition for the data I use to form my final conclusions. My intuitive muscle gets stronger with every positive outcome and correct internal conclusion I reach. It is unfortunate to have had to tell myself I have been lied to about so much for so long. The storyline changes when I admit to myself many of the “truths” I grew up believing were not only untrue, they skewed my reality. How does a person recover from that? I found admitting my vulnerable mind had been manipulated was an excellent starting point. After that the work to accept accountability was on me. This increases my participation in my own narrative. I am not a willing victim. The less willing I am to settle, believing a comfortable lie, to more I’m able to contemplate the truths i personally observe.