[Mind's Eye] Re: TRUST

I like the approach; raises some further questions. What is the basis
of "trust given freely"? How does one "earn" trust? Is there an
objective standard?

You also raise a good point about the distinction between Trust
between individuals, and Trust between the individual and
organisations; there's a huge area of interest here. Are they the same
concepts, with the same rights and obligations?

Generally speaking, sadly i think you're right about the devaluation
of Trust across human relations. Leads to a key question about how we
articulate and set expectations regarding Trust. When i say "I trust
you", what exactly do i mean? Is it directed? Is it emotional? Is it
"probabilistic"? Or is it a combination of all three?

I'd never have guessed you were a "cynic"...;) So tell me, how does
"cynical libertarianism" work?

On 14 Mar, 15:33, DubiousChrisJ <digitalprecip...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems to me that there are two approaches to trust:
>
> Trust given freely, until betrayed.
>
> Trust with held, until earned.
>
> The first likely leads to the second. Being the skeptic that I am, I
> have to say that has been the case for me. The good thing about being
> a cynic is that you are never disappointed.
>
> Socially, we have several entities that we are generally encouraged to
> trust, such as Law Enforcement, the Government, the Church, etc.
> Often, as time goes on, we are disillusioned with these entities, and
> begin to with hold trust, or actively distrust. Leadership, in any
> democratic form, is based on the trust of those being led that the
> leader will act in their best interests.
>
> Interestingly enough, it seems that if trust is betrayed often enough,
> the trusting begin to stop caring about betrayal. (See American
> Politics, for example).
>
> On 3/14/07, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > How do we define Trust? Are there multiple forms and applications of
> > Trust? Where does Trust rank in our heirarchy of social value. How do
> > we determine the contingent values of Trust. In the main, do we apply
> > these values intuitively, or in a structured and thoughtful way?- Hide quoted text -
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