What if everything I know is wrong?
About 30 years ago, I had a life-changing moment.
I was working late one night. As I walked from my X-ray room to my office, a thought came into my mind:
“What if everything I know is wrong?”
That question stopped me. I actually felt disoriented.
Imagine what I thought I knew. I had degrees in chemistry (B.A.), business (M.B.A.), and chiropractic (D.C.). If everything I knew was wrong, where would I start?
The answer that came immediately was what chiropractic calls Universal Intelligence—a Creator.
From that moment on, I began questioning everything.
I met with a medium and explored the idea of spirit guides. I worked with a telepath and energy healers. My ideas about health, healing, and consciousness were challenged and expanded.
At the same time, I immersed myself in philosophy and science. I have been searching for a way to bring science and spirituality together rather than treating them as opposing ways of understanding reality.
I also learned to quiet my thinking and discovered that my mind was often operating on automatic. Looking around, I realized that many people live the same way. We react from deeply ingrained beliefs without realizing how much of our thinking is simply programming. I believe that is one of the major causes of the polarization and conflict we see around the world.
One thing has never changed: I believe ideas should be examined honestly. Energy workers and faith healers often don’t want their methods tested. I think that’s a mistake. If something is true, we should welcome careful investigation. B. J. Palmer, the developer of chiropractic, said we should put more science in our God and more God in our science. I think science and spirituality have much to learn from one another.
The most important question you will ever ask yourself is:
What if I’m wrong?
Don’t misunderstand me. Education is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Society advances because knowledge is passed from one generation to the next.
My mistake wasn’t that I learned. My mistake was failing to question some of what I had learned.
Like artificial intelligence, my brain responded according to its programming. The difference is that I eventually realized I could become both the operator and the programmer of my own mind.
As I learned to take control of that programming, I began asking different questions.
What does the evidence show?
Does this belief still make sense?
Should I keep it, revise it, or replace it?
Those questions changed my life.
Today I write articles, books, create videos, and develop courses to encourage others to examine evidence, think independently, and make their own decisions. My goal isn’t to tell you what to believe. It’s to encourage you to think more clearly and pursue truth wherever it leads.
Will that make you happier, healthier, and wealthier?
I believe it can.
But don’t take my word for it.
Ask yourself one question:
What if you’re wrong?
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