tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post2055406375500625594..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: TrustRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5788215937751107512018-12-10T05:45:05.515-05:002018-12-10T05:45:05.515-05:00Dear Anonymous (12/7 10:50 PM),
You sound like yo...Dear Anonymous (12/7 10:50 PM),<br /><br />You sound like you're kind of a dick. <br />Just my assessment after reading your comment.<br /><br />Cheers.Keith V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44349083702074505542018-12-08T18:46:24.622-05:002018-12-08T18:46:24.622-05:00"Thanks for this. It reminded me of author Jo..."Thanks for this. It reminded me of author John Ringo's take on Trust Societies vs Familial Societies (tribal). The countries we live in, The U.S. and Canada, are Trust Societies. We're importing the other at an unsustainable rate."<br /><br />Trust my family? You would have to be insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50838976353340148562018-12-08T18:17:36.480-05:002018-12-08T18:17:36.480-05:00Thanks for this. It reminded me of author John Rin...Thanks for this. It reminded me of author John Ringo's take on Trust Societies vs Familial Societies (tribal). The countries we live in, The U.S. and Canada, are Trust Societies. We're importing the other at an unsustainable rate. Barrentaigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01255495875832223140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67482346307391303442018-12-07T22:50:55.124-05:002018-12-07T22:50:55.124-05:00Amen.
Amen.<br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50048682345509746142018-12-07T22:50:46.823-05:002018-12-07T22:50:46.823-05:00That is a pleasant philosophy. (Notice that I did ...That is a pleasant philosophy. (Notice that I did not use the pejorative "nice".)<br /><br />The problem is, I am historically only wrong about 1% - 2% of the time during the 10 seconds or less that I take to assess someone after they have started speaking. I cannot remember (I am a late sexagenarian) the last time I was "wrong" about someone. I cannot remember the last time I experienced something called "surprised" since I was about 14 years old.<br /><br />Maybe it has something to do with my almost 50 year (now retired) vocation, going from the military (including RVN service) and then Fire/EMS/LEO (all at once), closing out at the XO level.<br /><br />The way you are speaking about trust seems to be something based upon a theoretical lack of sufficient knowledge to make an informed decision. Could it also be a type of self-imposed refusal to "untrust", instead of a real lack of knowledge.<br /><br />I will posit that there are reasons why people prefer to "trust" rather than focus the gimlet laser on people. One is that it makes them feel bad; "Oh I am being too "judgemental". Another is that, maybe, many simply do not pay attention.<br /><br />Is there something that qualifies as knowledge based on practical experience that is not proved scientifically, but still valid? Something along the lines of what is used in emergency medicine, empiric, as in the method of treating disease based on observations and experience.<br /><br />The saying "You cannot judge a book by its cover." is misquoted. It actually is "You cannot ALWAYS judge a book by its cover." The modifier always creates the exception. That means most of the time you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32897079097548251652018-12-07T14:59:53.786-05:002018-12-07T14:59:53.786-05:00Yes, very nice. And you know what? That Muslim c...Yes, very nice. And you know what? That Muslim couple down the street, they only want to live their lives in peace and raise their kids, teach them about their spiritual beliefs, and perhaps go to on vacation once in awhile.<br />I actually qualified for Mensa when I was younger and my mind worked better than it does now. I just didn't see the point in joining a group that I would never attend.pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/01036907880805485560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-43300476318387112282018-12-07T13:54:29.888-05:002018-12-07T13:54:29.888-05:00yep - most definitely worth re-running! :)yep - most definitely worth re-running! :)Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351769452837850427noreply@blogger.com