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What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?

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What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:10 pm
(April 19, 2017 at 5:53 pm)Orochi Wrote: Obedience is for dogs and robots not men

Obligation has nothing to do with obedience

You need to speak with my dogs. They don't quite get it.
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:12 pm
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:16 pm
Civil and criminal law hold authority, as voted by the people. Police are called authorities when a crime is committed and they can arrest based on that authority. When I served in the US Navy, I obeyed lawful orders from those who outranked me. That's a little different from civilian life, as it has to be.
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:17 pm (This post was last modified: April 19, 2017 at 6:18 pm by Amarok.)
(April 19, 2017 at 6:10 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:
(April 19, 2017 at 5:53 pm)Orochi Wrote: Obedience is for dogs and robots not men

Obligation has nothing to do with obedience

You need to speak with my dogs. They don't quite get it.

Okay some dogs Big Grin
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:21 pm
I am forced to recognize the WLB as the highest civil authority because too many of my fellow citizens lack the brains they were fucking born with.  Obey the piece of shit?  Fuck you and him.
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:30 pm
(April 19, 2017 at 6:17 pm)Orochi Wrote:
(April 19, 2017 at 6:10 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: You need to speak with my dogs. They don't quite get it.

Okay some dogs Big Grin

And fewer cats.

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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:42 pm
I don't really 'recognize' or 'obey' any authority in my every day life. I mean I follow the speed limit and pay my taxes and generally try to treat people with at least basic respect and consideration. I don't feel like I answer to anyone though. I pretty much do whatever I want to do while simply following a moral code I feel is true to me. Which is all we can really genuinely do. Follow our own moral codes.
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 6:44 pm
(April 19, 2017 at 5:10 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: What is the highest authority you recognize?  
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 19, 2017 at 11:23 pm
The highest authority I recognize is my own conscience. Everybody else can get in line.
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RE: What is the Highest Authority You Recognize?
April 20, 2017 at 2:48 am
(April 19, 2017 at 5:10 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: What is the highest authority you recognize? In other words, to what or to whom do you feel obliged to obey and why?

IMO, whatever authority people ultimately decide to recognize or obey, whether it be their own conscience/moral codes and systems or those of others, then it is crucial to scrutinize, test, analyze, and question those sources.  In particular, regarding obedience to authority (whether it is oneself or others), I'm reminded of the following Star Trek TNG quote:


"The claim 'I was only following orders' has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history.  Starfleet does not want officers who will blindly follow orders without analyzing the situation." Captain Picard, from the Star Trek TNG episode "Redemption, part II" (season 5, episode 1).











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