trust your fellow man? (don't be offended by my use of pronouns please.)
2007-12-07 07:42:39 · 19 answers · asked by daddio 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Guy- i appreciate your candor, however evidence proves that people are generally not "good", rather quite the opposite.
2007-12-07 08:26:18 · update #1
this leads to my next question.....
2007-12-07 08:41:11 · update #2
I have a can of mace and a switch blade in my purse....does that answer your question?
2007-12-07 07:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by emerald_wang85 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard question. I don't often put myself in a position where I have to trust just any "general" someone. Most people I interact with I have interacted with before, and have built some rapport with, even if it is just seeing them at the bus stop or in the elevator on a regular basis.
I just got this quote from a different question. Someone was asking if it's a cool thing to tattoo on their arm.
"morality is herd instinct of the individual" - Nietzsche
I interpret this to mean that the natural instinct of people is to be moral, or to behave with "right or good conduct". If that's the case shouldn't we be safe to trust our fellow man? I don't think Nietzsche is wrong, but since there are very few trusting people out there, I think it says the world has changed since he died over a hundred years ago, and it hasn't changed for good.
Generally, our fellow people should be given the benefit of the doubt to be trustworthy. Generally, it is mostly the bad things that happen that get highlighted and talked about so it's hard to remember that most people are actually good (and generally trustworthy).
2007-12-07 16:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by Guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..However sometimes I "Major" trust my fellow man and occasionally I "Corporal" my fellow man. Never generally trust though. No.
2007-12-07 15:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tend to follow the trust but verify philosophy.
2007-12-07 15:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by bainaashanti 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No...I dont trust anyone.....until i get to know them...I dont even open the door to a stranger....I just talk through the window....too many bad things happen to people who trust strangers......
2007-12-07 15:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by Go Away 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
trust no one - trust is earned
unfortunately I find myself suspicious of most people, but I'm trying to overcome that.
2007-12-07 15:45:26 · answer #6 · answered by JD 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I rarely trust my own shadow, let alone my "fellow man" ^_^
2007-12-07 15:45:25 · answer #7 · answered by ωĨŞΣ Ĝųγ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no..cudnt eva reali trust n e 1 fully x
2007-12-07 15:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hell no... not all people can be trusted so you have to learn who can.
2007-12-07 15:45:54 · answer #9 · answered by Babybear2007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I'm niave though. But I prefer to stay that way.
2007-12-07 15:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by mrhthepoet 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋