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Question Authority is a bumper sticker I once saw while driving in town. It is absolutely good advise.
Whose authority do you trust more, your own or that of another?
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Depends on the person and what type of authority. Regarding authority based on experience, like in a field of study, I trust another's if they are more experienced than me, because their authority is based on having more knowledge. If I am more experienced than the other then my experience is more trusted. When it comes to governance, I don't think anybody should have authority over another. We should rather work as a community.
Trusting your own authority seems meaningless to me. How can you be an authority to yourself? Surely the whole question about trusting authority is a matter of which external sources you trust, isn't it?Question Authority is a bumper sticker I once saw while driving in town. It is absolutely good advise.
Whose authority do you trust more, your own or that of another?
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Question Authority is a bumper sticker I once saw while driving in town. It is absolutely good advise.
Whose authority do you trust more, your own or that of another?
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Depends.Whose authority do you trust more, your own or that of another?
So, yes, question authority: determine if they actually *are* an authority. Determine if they are an authority in the subject they claim. And question them about the views of other authorities.
But, in the end, realize that you may not be an authority and someone else may be.
Depend on how much authority has impacted your person.Question Authority is a bumper sticker I once saw while driving in town. It is absolutely good advise.
Whose authority do you trust more, your own or that of another?
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Question Authority is a bumper sticker I once saw while driving in town. It is absolutely good advise.
Whose authority do you trust more, your own or that of another?
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Yes, I'm not quite sure it's the right word. Authority exists external to our self. Does it make sense to consider whether or not we have authority over our own person? This may be taken away in some circumstances (eg when a person has dementia, they may be determined not to have capacity to look after their own affairs). I think the more appropriate word for our own self might be considering if one has agency? (eg "she has free agency").Trusting your own authority seems meaningless to me. How can you be an authority to yourself? Surely the whole question about trusting authority is a matter of which external sources you trust, isn't it?
I think one normally speaks of trusting , or not, one's own judgement. In effect what one does is either decide for oneself, or take another person's judgment on trust. The latter involves accepting their authority and saves you the trouble of making the judgement for yourself.Yes, I'm not quite sure it's the right word. Authority exists external to our self. Does it make sense to consider whether or not we have authority over our own person? This may be taken away in some circumstances (eg when a person has dementia, they may be determined not to have capacity to look after their own affairs). I think the more appropriate word for our own self might be considering if one has agency? (eg "she has free agency").