Authority

[Said1]

All authority of any kind, especially in the field of thought and understanding, is the most destructive, evil thing. Leaders destroy the followers and followers destroy the leaders. You have to be your own teacher and your own disciple. You have to question everything that man has accepted as valuable, as necessary ,"distrust them, because it is you yourself who have to find out (the Truth), not according to somebody else

Abuse of power by those with authority is the most destructive, evil thing. Personally, I've never been destoryed by a teacher. Anyone else?

Also, what makes you such an authority on authority?

 

[humanbeing]

Clearing the path to learning - we have to guide along a comfortable route - a journey which the young remembers with security, fondness and understanding, and later as an adult: "my mother/father taught me that lesson long ago."

That is one example of the use of authority, but I think the topic was directed at an adult society ...?

Yup, I think it is an example of authority as well, one that is possibly justified though.

I do think the topic should apply to all forms of authority though, not just that within adult's relationships. All authority should be questioned.

 

[feronia]

Abuse of power by those with authority is the most destructive, evil thing. Personally, I've never been destoryed by a teacher. Anyone else?

Also, what makes you such an authority on authority?

I totally agree with Said1 A parents authority is a given until a child is old enough to test the authority of that parent. But the authority of an official whether it be an officer, a senator, a president, if that authority proves itself to be dysfunctional then it’s the right and duty of the community to question that authority for the good of all.

 

[china]

Said1: Abuse of power by those with authority is the most destructive, evil thing. Personally, I've never been destoryed by a teacher. Anyone else?
and;what makes you such an authoritty on autority ?
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Well ,I have never impiled anything of the sort .I am not establishing myself as an authority to tell you what to do or not to do ......I don't belive in authority ,but if this issue bothers you ,then,perhaps ,the message in your post isn't very true .

 

[china]

humanbeing : I do think the topic should apply to all forms of authority though, not just that within adult's relationships. All authority should be questioned.
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Yes my friend,Authority is an authority and following it is the denial of intelligence.To accept authority is to submit to domination ,to subjugate oneself to a group ,or to an ideology whether religious or political ,and this subjugation of oneself to authoriy is denial not only of intelligence,but also of individual freedom.It is only a mindthat is completely free fromall conscious or unconscious authority that is able to discover ifthere is any reality beyond the conception of the mind .But,,that requires energy,attention, watcfulness,but we are lazy ,it is much easier to be told what to do .So we accept authority invent the exploiter ,and become exploited . Obviously I'mn ot an authority and you don't have to accept what I'm saying

 

[Curiosity]

China

Do you not find the responses and their interpretations of your posited questions more revealing than the message itself? I am amazed at the variety of what people see or read and set about managing their
replies to fit.

 

[Said1]

Said1: Abuse of power by those with authority is the most destructive, evil thing. Personally, I've never been destoryed by a teacher. Anyone else?
and;what makes you such an authoritty on autority ?
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Well ,I have never impiled anything of the sort .I am not establishing myself as an authority to tell you what to do or not to do ......I don't belive in authority ,but if this issue bothers you ,then,perhaps ,the message in your post isn't very true .

Huh? What's untrue? I'm sorry you don't like to be questioned. That much is evident. I thought perhaps you may have been studying the subject indepth. Apparently not.

 

[china]

Said 1: Huh? What's untrue? I'm sorry you don't like to be questioned. That much is evident. I thought perhaps you may have been studying the subject indepth. Apparently not.
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Don't like to be questioned?.....perhaps,Prefer to share,digest and understand different points of views of given topics and if I have to ...question these ,not their authors.
"...studying the subjects indepth . Apparently not. " ,,,,well ,you are correct ,Ithink that studying of most things is a waist of time. A merly well-informedman man is the most usless bore on God's earth.
Said1 :Said1: Abuse of power by those with authority is the most destructive, evil thing. Personally, I've never been destoryed by a teacher. Anyone else?-------------------------------------------------------------------
Well , I am very happy that you were not destoyed by a teachers ,"it rekindles my faith in humanity".By the way , just crrious, what were you studying?

 

[china]

authority

China

Do you not find the responses and their interpretations of your posited questions more revealing than the message itself? I am amazed at the variety of what people see or read and set about managing their
replies to fit.

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I do,.....where are your pictures ?

 

[Curiosity]

Hi China

Pictures? Most of them are too large to put into an avatar or signature....I am not bright enough to resize them quickly - some day I might get around to it when it is raining outside and I am stuck indoors...

Here's one for fun...

Curio

 

[china]

You are the brigtest of them all.

 

[Curiosity]

China

Thank you for the compliment but you know that I know my limitations and am not frustrated with them!!
There is room for all specialities in our world. Mine does not happen to be technical gizmo stuff!

 

[china]

Curiosity : I know my limitations and am not frustrated with them!!--------------------------------------------
That's why you are the greatest.Some of us don't know our limitations .

PS.This time I wiIl not add ..."but I'm not the authority etc"....haha

 

[Curiosity]

China ta very much!

 

[Sassylassie]

I don't like Authority, spew I tend to get a bit snarky when I'm being bossed around by someone.

 

[humanbeing]

Does god meet the requirements for being an authority?

I have to ask because I don't see any point in thinking god exists. Therefore, I see what others have to say and go from there.

I know when I read the odd passage from some Christian text, he comes off like an authority. But that is the text, not necessarily god.

This time I wiIl not add ..."but I'm not the authority etc"....haha

And you shouldn't have to. Some of us are just being dinks, for fun or for real, when we question you as being an authority.

 

[china]

humanbeing :::
I know when I read the odd passage from some Christian text, he comes off like an authority
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Christian God ,as far as i understand is Love.There is no authority in Love .
PS .any how he gave you a free will .ha

 

[Curiosity]

humanbeing :::
I know when I read the odd passage from some Christian text, he comes off like an authority
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Christian God ,as far as i understand is Love.There is no authority in Love .
PS .any how he gave you a free will .ha

China

"Authority" is also related to "author" or "originator".

I believe the Bible and Christian Texts are all "originated" by humans not God.

If there is Divine Will inspiring these texts, we still cannot discount it is the "interpretation" of humans. I
believe sometimes mankind's interpretation is skewed for personal purpose.

Much of what is attributed to the Christian God is of mankind and should be regarded as such. Religious texts are as close as we can get would be to use the word "inspired" however even then it is not the direct work of God - who is not the author nor the authority.

This same could be applied to other religious writings - but I am not familiar with others.

 

[china]

Curiosity :

"Authority" is also related to "author" or "originator".

I believe the Bible and Christian Texts are all "originated" by humans not God.

If there is Divine Will inspiring these texts, we still cannot discount it is the "interpretation" of humans. I
believe sometimes mankind's interpretation is skewed for personal purpose.

Much of what is attributed to the Christian God is of mankind and should be regarded as such. Religious texts are as close as we can get would be to use the word "inspired" however even then it is not the direct work of God - who is not the author nor the authority.

This same could be applied to other religious writings - but I am not familiar with others
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I realize that the only authority of my life is myself ,and all the answers to my questions of "me",are (in) me. .I don't need to search .."other religious writings",there is no reason for me to do that .These "writings" are not my authority or anyones else for that matter ,but the ones who have written them.
These also incudes the info. on psychology and S. Freud which you have posted in my other thread, "LOVE".
I think Julius Verne's fantasy books are mor enioyable to read than freaud's theories,but then,Freud wasn't a very hapy man ,was he?

 

[the caracal kid]

I agree.



And I better not see any jackasses with blue spray paint near any elephants...