Comments on: what is authority? (expertise) http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/ random discourse from the original independent upppity educated angry international hobo activist backwoods-feminist escort Barbie and catalyst Sat, 25 May 2013 12:49:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/comment-page-1/#comment-24816 Amanda Brooks Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:26:46 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/#comment-24816 Rex, I believe in the experience angle myself, with rare exception (we kind of have to trust a doctor's advice in most cases). BUT, the problem is that many times, people overlook those with experience in favor of those making the most noise or the most popular. This seems to be a real problem with the media these days. XX Rex,

I believe in the experience angle myself, with rare exception (we kind of have to trust a doctor’s advice in most cases). BUT, the problem is that many times, people overlook those with experience in favor of those making the most noise or the most popular. This seems to be a real problem with the media these days.

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]]> By: rex weaver http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/comment-page-1/#comment-24629 rex weaver Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:24:36 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/#comment-24629 an expert in my book is one who's been there, done that ,and has the T-shirt. thinking about the priest who gives marriage councling based on training, reading, and observation. never has been in the trrenches, is he an expert? george washington was given command of the contential army because he was tall and looked good in uniform. never commanded troops in combat. his first real battle in brooklyn was a complete diaster, but he looked good and providence was on his side. everyone knows the rest of the story. gw prevailed and bacame a very able commander. point is here are no experts the first time out. read and reseasrch all you want. until you've done it, you are just an observer. rex an expert in my book is one who’s been there, done that ,and has the T-shirt. thinking about the priest who gives marriage councling based on training, reading, and observation. never has been in the trrenches, is he an expert?
george washington was given command of the contential army because he was tall and looked good in uniform. never commanded troops in combat. his first real battle in brooklyn was a complete diaster, but he looked good and providence was on his side. everyone knows the rest of the story. gw prevailed and bacame a very able commander. point is here are no experts the first time out. read and reseasrch all you want. until you’ve done it, you are just an observer.

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]]> By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/comment-page-1/#comment-22755 Amanda Brooks Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:33:13 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/#comment-22755 Gillette, There's a lot of truth in "people become Teachers of what they want to learn.” And you're right, not much absolute truth except personal experience. But I don't like the idea of "authority" being conferred by some mysterious other, especially in cases like flawed research of sex work being taken at face value and not questioned. Even fairly little things like this snowball into much larger problems -- mostly because people DON'T think and question. XX Gillette,

There’s a lot of truth in “people become Teachers of what they want to learn.” And you’re right, not much absolute truth except personal experience.

But I don’t like the idea of “authority” being conferred by some mysterious other, especially in cases like flawed research of sex work being taken at face value and not questioned. Even fairly little things like this snowball into much larger problems — mostly because people DON’T think and question.

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]]> By: gillette http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/comment-page-1/#comment-22718 gillette Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:18:07 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/#comment-22718 This makes me think of that saying that goes something like "people become Teachers of what they want to learn." I'm thinking that people only "become" "authorities" when someone gives that to them. I don't give it out very often. I think a healthy mind questions everything in front of it....and inside it, too, for that matter. I question lots; in fact, most. I define Truth as that which cannot be argued. If that's the case, then there's very little Truth in the world except personal experience. Great post. Thanks. This makes me think of that saying that goes something like “people become Teachers of what they want to learn.”

I’m thinking that people only “become” “authorities” when someone gives that to them. I don’t give it out very often.

I think a healthy mind questions everything in front of it….and inside it, too, for that matter. I question lots; in fact, most.

I define Truth as that which cannot be argued. If that’s the case, then there’s very little Truth in the world except personal experience.

Great post. Thanks.

]]> By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/comment-page-1/#comment-21960 Amanda Brooks Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:42:53 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/authority/#comment-21960 Lily, We do have a TON of "experts" out there, some of whom don't seem to know very much at all. Which makes me wonder how they got the title and how they keep their "expert" status. XX Lily,

We do have a TON of “experts” out there, some of whom don’t seem to know very much at all. Which makes me wonder how they got the title and how they keep their “expert” status.

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