9 ways not to accept something as completely true

Last updated Feb 11, 2023 Edit Source

Do not believe in something just because it is reported
Do not believe in something just because it is tradition or culture
Do not believe in something just because it is hearsay
Do not believe in something just because the authorities say it is so
Do not believe in something just because it is in the scriptures
Do not believe in something thinking a god inspired it
Do not believe in something just by logic or inference alone
Do not believe in something because of speculative opinion
Do not believe in something just because your teacher says it is true (Help yourself, accept as completely true only that which you test for yourself, and know to be good for yourself and others.)

(from Anguttara Nikaya 3.65 The Kalama Sutta)