Are all soldiers like the Nazis?

[wynn]

Abandoning any sense of objectivity and follow something based on a unyielding "faith" leaves you with no ability to make a rational and informed intelligent decision.

For that, one would first have to have "a sense of objectivity".

 

[shichimenshyo]

For that, one would first have to have "a sense of objectivity".

Are you implying that it is impossible to look at a situation objectively?

 

[wynn]

For a human? Yes.

 

[shichimenshyo]

For a human? Yes.

Why is that ?

 

[wynn]

To be truly objective, one would need to be omniscient. Humans are usually not omniscient, or at least they don't seem to be.

 

[shichimenshyo]

To be truly objective, one would need to be omniscient. Humans are usually not omniscient, or at least they don't seem to be.

...Sigh I realize that true 100% objectivity is impossible to attain, however that doesnt mean we cant look at situations with some degree of objectivity.

 

[wynn]

Anytime there is a unquestioning loyalty to an ideal or a system of authority you have a problem...not just with soldiers.

Well, some people have a problem then.

Whether something is a problem or not is a matter of how one sees a situation.

 

[shichimenshyo]

Well, some people have a problem then.

Whether something is a problem or not is a matter of how one sees a situation.

True, but it also depends on how others view the situation as well.

 

[wynn]

Sure.
The question is, "Who has the problem?"

 

[shichimenshyo]

Sure.
The question is, "Who has the problem?"

The person who asks no questions.

 

[wynn]

The person who asks no questions.

Why would that be?

 

[shichimenshyo]

Why would that be?

Asking questions is how one becomes informed about the decisions they make and or the orders they are given. :shrug:

 

[John99]

Asking questions is how one becomes informed about the decisions they make and or the orders they are given. :shrug:

not if you already know.

 

[shichimenshyo]

not if you already know.

Thank you for your contribution.

 

[John99]

you should have phrased it as a question.

 

[wynn]

Asking questions is how one becomes informed about the decisions they make and or the orders they are given.

Asking questions to whom?

 

[shichimenshyo]

Asking questions to whom?

Your superiors, those around you....a book? :shrug:

I really shouldn't have to spell it out for anyone.

 

[John99]

Your superiors, those around you....a book? :shrug:

I really shouldn't have to spell it out for anyone.

asking stupid questions, being a ball buster?

btw, you cant ask a book a question AND DONT believe everything you read in a book.

 

[shichimenshyo]

asking stupid questions, being a ball buster?

btw, you cant ask a book a question AND DONT believe everything you read in a book.

Yes, if that's the negative connotation you would like to use to denigrate those who would seek to find answers from more than just a single source...sure they are ball busters.

I realize you cannot ask a book a question, but a book is capable of answering a question is it not?

 

[John99]

Yes, if that's the negative connotation you would like to use to denigrate those who would seek to find answers from more than just a single source

doesnt mean someone has to ask questions that they should know.