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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Wed Dec 25, 2013, 11:49 AM Dec 2013

A Message from Albert

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A Message from Albert (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 OP

Well said Albert. zeemike Dec 2013 #1

Oh ...I thought this was a for Batman. L0oniX Dec 2013 #2

du rec. xchrom Dec 2013 #3

Yet it carries more weight because Einstein said it. tclambert Dec 2013 #4

Hah! DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #5

It also stands on its own, regardless who said it. So, there is that... nt Electric Monk Dec 2013 #6

it's not specfically authorities per se that are untrustworthy.... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #7

So . . . I shouldn't get all my medical advice from celebrities? tclambert Dec 2013 #8

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

1. Well said Albert.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 02:21 PM

Dec 2013

Too bad some don't listen to you.
K&R

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

2. Oh ...I thought this was a for Batman.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 02:23 PM

Dec 2013

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

3. du rec.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 02:25 PM

Dec 2013

tclambert

(11,087 posts)

4. Yet it carries more weight because Einstein said it.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 02:26 PM

Dec 2013

Authority figure that he is.

DavidDvorkin

(19,480 posts)

5. Hah!

Reply to tclambert (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 02:44 PM

Dec 2013

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

6. It also stands on its own, regardless who said it. So, there is that... nt

Reply to tclambert (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 02:51 PM

Dec 2013

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

7. it's not specfically authorities per se that are untrustworthy....

Reply to tclambert (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 03:36 PM

Dec 2013

It's that the role lends itself to abuse.

In other words, what's important is discernment. Automatically reacting with anger against any individual is no better than blind allegiance.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)

8. So . . . I shouldn't get all my medical advice from celebrities?

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2013, 06:36 PM

Dec 2013

You can tell Albert Einstein wasn't born in America.

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