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[TenTigers]

Many people have the utmost respect for authority.
All authority.
Teachers, Doctors, Policemen,Politicians,the Government,Church,etc.
"They know what's right, we don't." Seems to be thier views.
Some people, no matter what their age, need to be held by the hand, and told what to do. Even when Mommy isn't there.

Trust your Sifu, he knows what's right for you.
Yes, and no.
If he knows what he is doing-really knows,then you should trust him-you won't know this yourself, until you are at a level of understanding-catch-22.
If he is cluless, ego-driven,etc. then I would have to say no.

Trust your Doctor.
Yes and no.
Some doctors healers, others are money driven. I know of several cut-happy orthopedic surgeons who's motto is,"Book surgery, book surgery,book surgery."
Some doctors are not up on integrative medicine. Holistic medicine,TCM, etc
The American Medical Association and the FDA is controlled/influenced by the pharmaceutical companies. Many much needed drugs such as orphan drugs, and leatrile are not only ignored, in some cases, they are illegal.

Trust the Gov't. Trust the Police.
Yes and no. Some people want to be able to make a difference it this world, and they hope for positive change. Some want money and power. Some people want to serve and protect. Some want a gun and a badge.
Look at Gun control:
The argument for gun control always boils down to this:
Americans don't need to own guns.
They don't need to protect themselves from crime.
That's what the police are for.
Take away guns, and we will all be safer from violent crimes.
-opens up a can of worms.

If it's illegal, then it's wrong/bad.
Yes and no. Laws are there to govern and protect,
and control the masses.And tell us what to do.
Sometimes a good thing, sometimes not, but a knee-jerk reaction is not governed by thought. It's governed by training.

Trust the Church(Organized Religion leadership)
(not with my kid!)
Man cannot concieve of an infinite universe, let alone the concept of a creative force/conciousness. The questions of who we are, why we are here, the riddle of the universe, is so deep that it scares and confuses many people.
Therefore, we need an authority figure to hold our hands. We need an anthropomorphic God,Buddha,or Jesus. We need Popes, Priests, and Rabbis to interpet the universe, God's plan,divine scripture,etc
and tell us what to do.

So, are we trusted to make our own decisions? Apparently not-according to the Authority figures..
And in many cases,not everyone can.
Nobody wants anarchy. We need laws.
But where does,"It's for your own good" start and stop?

what are your views?




( I can decide for myself, but I'm smarter than you)

[SimonM]

Use reason.
Think about the world around you.
Authority does not equate to worthiness of trust. Nor does it equate to unworthiness.
Challenge authority when mis-applied. Support it when it does what is right.

This then raises the much more important question of what constitutes right-action, justice, etc.

THAT is a much more th0rny question.

What? I can't says th0rny without resorting to letter replacement? Stupid, stupid filter.

[TenTigers]

FTF!
F*** The Filters!

[sanjuro_ronin]

Trust, like respect, is earned, never just given.
Common courtesy is given.
I trust MY doctor, he has earned it.
I trust most cops, all the ones I know are fine people.
I do not trust politicians ( I know too many personally).
As for MA instructors...
I trust the ones I know up to a point, I trust the ones I respect, up to a point.

I do NOT trust ANY organized religion whatsoever.

[mkriii]

Trust the Gov't. Trust the Police.
Yes and no. Some people want to be able to make a difference it this world, and they hope for positive change. Some want money and power. Some people want to serve and protect. Some want a gun and a badge.
Look at Gun control:
The argument for gun control always boils down to this:
Americans don't need to own guns.
They don't need to protect themselves from crime.
That's what the police are for.
Take away guns, and we will all be safer from violent crimes.
-opens up a can of worms.

Yes and No.
If McCain elected.....yes trust.
If Obama elected........no trust. Don't believe a word the government says. Its all lies because its headed by Obama.

[SimonM]

Please don't pollute another thread with assinine comments about the interminably long US election.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Please don't pollute another thread with assinine comments about the interminably long US election.

There's an election going on?
**** it, I knew this was a bad time to stop sniffing glue !

[TenTigers]

I trust most cops, all the ones I know are fine people.
.

One cop I know says,"I hate f***ing cops!"
I like him.

[SimonM]

Yeah, there's one up here in Canada too. It's just that our politicians try to limit a campaign to 3 months rather than 4 years... for the most part.

[sanjuro_ronin]

One cop I know says,"I hate f***ing cops!"
I like him.

Not sure what ****ing cops has to do with this, if he hates ****ing them so much, perhaps he should stop.

[SimonM]

It's because cops always want to be dominant in bed. He should stick to fvcking mcdonalds staffers (over legal age) as they are used to being bossed around.

[sanjuro_ronin]

It's because cops always want to be dominant in bed. He should stick to fvcking mcdonalds staffers (over legal age) as they are used to being bossed around.

And you get fries with that too !

[mkriii]

And you get fries with that too !

You might even get a shake with those fries. (a protien shake that is...if you know what I mean).

[cjurakpt]

trust is relative; to a large extent, the whole notion of the social contract is built on it; in many cases, that trust is a matter of life or death...

and on that note, I personally would like to give a big "thank you" shout out to all aircraft technicians, pilots and traffic controllers everywhere for doing an AWESOME job - you guys are the best!

[SimonM]

Yeah, pilots rock.

They have managed to turn something that would have been seen as a physical impossibility 200 years ago into the statistically safest mode of travel.