Professor Ramble {Take it however you will ;)}
While I'm sure our readers are waiting faithfully for
your return, I do have one or two comments to make about this chapter. I
AM going to be brief in an effort not to overwhelm you when you get a
chance to unpack and reengage. As it might be hard for you to be the
master of brevity you might hope to be after such a long silence, I am
rolling over my unused paragraphs to you this week! :)
But first I'm sharing a link about Socrates and the wisdom of questioning those in authority, Socrates on Self-Confidence.
The
great philosopher believed that we tend to trust those in authority far
too much. We are too easily swayed by the opinions of others. It's
interesting, as this video points out, that he had quite the advantage.
Namely that he could get to, and question those in power. A luxury we
can only imagine in such a large and populous nation. The more forms of
communication we have the more those in powerful positions seem to use
them to evade or deflect. An author who is willing to write a book which holds
those questions, and the individuals they should be asked of up for
public display and discussion is a treasure indeed. Mr. Hedges, Socrates
would be proud!
Now. Feel free to ramble, Professor! :)
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