But this is also why I am not committed to 'listen and believe.' I have seen men falsely accused, not even maliciously - one was developing schizophrenia and the other said what she had to to stop her father beating the shit out of her - and even a tiny number of cases is 2 many.
Of course. I could always be wrong to trust the people I trust. But I'm likely to be less wrong than trusting people of whom I have no knowledge. People do establish credibility with their actions and there's a reason we tell kids to go in cars with certain people & not strangers
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The best judge of future behaviour is past behaviour and we have the benefit of knowing what that is with our friends which we don't have with strangers. If someone is consistently honest for years, I'll believe her more than someone who consistently lies or someone I don't know
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Why do you think you're likely to be less wrong? Statistically, a few of your friends are likely dodgy; you've seen it a few times yourself. Most rapes, most child abuse, most murders, pretty much all domestic violence - committed by someone the victim trusts, often greatly.
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Of course you'd believe a consistent liar less; but statistically, strangers might actually be more trustworthy. And, of course, we're not often talking about random strangers - rather, strangers who have been vetted by a newspaper, or other members of the community, etc.
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