What if you ask the right questions and are given answers that are wrong. How do you know when you're being given advice that could kill you?
Q. I have ridden my 200cc bike twice. Should I buy that shiny 1500cc?
A. You'll be fine, just take it easy.
Is that risk acceptable? How do you know if you've just learned to ride? What if you were told "Run as much as you like, these scissors won't hurt you?"