> The fallacy lies in assuming anything connected w/ authority. If we didn't take shortcuts in generalizations no generation would get further than the previou

> The fallacy lies in assuming anything connected w/ authority. If we didn't take shortcuts in generalizations no generation would get further than the previous. Of course you can generally assume an authority on a subject is correct. That doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't question them, just that most of the time you'd simply be wrong.