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It's that it's annoying to have to consider changing your mind because they changed theirs. And, it challenges your sense of their authority. Were they wrong in
by troelsSteegin 3y ago
It's that it's annoying to have to consider changing your mind because they changed theirs. And, it challenges your sense of their authority. Were they wrong in the first place? Should I not trust them? Who should I trust instead? Influential people are valuable for their "insight" and for their "stability" -- both.
- maksimur 3y agoI mostly base my sense of someone's authority on their commitment to logic and readiness to embrace evolving knowledge. By your standard, if someone could live for thousands of years, they might persist in holding the outdated belief that matter is composed of fire, air, water, and earth. Too much stability is dangerous.