Malinformation

I would like to define a new word: malinformation. Turns out I can't. After I spent a brief time with a google, I found that this is a word that already exists and gets some minimal usage.

I would like to redefine a minimally used word for my own purposes: malinformation. I am defining it to be as close to malnutrition as possible, but with knowledge in place of nutrients. People may be malinformed by having not enough of some or all types of knowledge, or they may have an imbalance of different types of knowledge. Edema is a swelling of the stomach that is a symptom of certain types of malnutrition. Egoma is a swelling of the head that is a symptom of certain types of malinformation.

Malinformation is often overlooked and rarely treated since the afflicted tend to avoid help rather than seek it. Recently though, Bill O'Reilly has come forward and presented his malinformation to the world, and I think that this is our chance to bring malinformation into the public consciousness. I propose the creation of the Bill O'Reilly Foundation for Malinformed Adults (BO'RFMA), and I propose that their first action as an organization be to help Mr. O'Reilly himself. The beauty of this organization is that you can make a world of difference for only the price of postage. Here is how it works: if you receive a science related magazine such as Science or Nature, or if there is a science section in another periodical that you receive, send them to

Fox News Headquarters

1211 Avenue of the Americas

NY 10020

with a note saying that they are for Bill O'Reilly or anyone else in their organization who has a debilitating lack of scientific knowledge. If you don't receive such a periodical then find a good website, such as this one, and email it to Mr. O'Reilly at oreilly@foxnews.com. With your support Mr. O'Reilly and those like him can look forward to a better future.