1) Is this person capable of understanding the truth?
2) If this person understands the truth, will they tell it to me?
3) If the answer to #1 and #2 is "sometimes", what factors impact that?
4) Can I trust this person in future novel situations I have not yet anticipated?
When we look at failures of experts its mostly that they:
1) Choose self preservation over others welfare
2) Cared about their teams welfare and not yours
Biden is president today because a black politician from South Carolina endorsed him. Immediately, all black people essentially converged on supporting Biden. And while black people are not a majority of Dem primary voters, the white vote was split amongst many candidates. By acting in unison and trusting a single individual, black people got their candidate. And Biden has always made sure to prioritize the desires of black people, and was the only one not dumb enough to endorse Defund the Police.
There are multiple components around trust:
1) Is this person capable of understanding the truth?
2) If this person understands the truth, will they tell it to me?
3) If the answer to #1 and #2 is "sometimes", what factors impact that?
4) Can I trust this person in future novel situations I have not yet anticipated?
When we look at failures of experts its mostly that they:
1) Choose self preservation over others welfare
2) Cared about their teams welfare and not yours
Biden is president today because a black politician from South Carolina endorsed him. Immediately, all black people essentially converged on supporting Biden. And while black people are not a majority of Dem primary voters, the white vote was split amongst many candidates. By acting in unison and trusting a single individual, black people got their candidate. And Biden has always made sure to prioritize the desires of black people, and was the only one not dumb enough to endorse Defund the Police.