Googling itself is not a bad thing per se, it's how one Google's that's important. When I was in college my ethics teacher used part of the semester to teach us rudimentary fact checking for search engine use; such as source bias, expert peer confirmation, etc.
Ann Coulter or Al Franken, for example, should not be considered as reliable sources (for anything other than their flaming opinions).
If you wanted to find out about west nile virus, on the other hand, the CDC would be a fairly safe bet.
Knowledge will make you stronger and the wicked weaker.