Originally Posted By: canuckInOR
Originally Posted By: JeffS
When someone says something like "all authority on heaven and earth" and then follows it up with an idea of something you are supposed to do, I don't generally take that as a suggestion.

Me, either. Appeal to authority is a logical fallacy, so I evaluate the "something you are supposed to do" on its own merits.

I don't really get along well with commandments. I'm much more responsive to polite requests. Must be the Canadian in me. wink


For me, it depends on the authority. I have no problem submitting to authority if I trust in that authority.
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