thnx timothy leary, and thnx 4ction (for having it in your signature). Think for Yourself. Question Authority. i'm certain, beyond anything else that i can lay claim to any level of certainty, that the best authorities agree with this, that they should be questioned. so, it's reasonable to take the next legitimate step, any authority who does not accept this (being questioned), is unworthy of being accepted as an authority.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in traditions simply becausethey have been handed down for many generations. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken of and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. But when, after observation and analysis, you find anything that agrees with reason, and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it. -- The Buddha's Kalama Sutra