Posted: Jan 16, 2014 2:10 am
You know, there really needs to be a "one ring to rule them all" wise saying. Perhaps something along the lines of "you have to be wise, before you can truly understand wise sayings and apply them properly."
The admonition you are starting from is not a Proven Theory of any kind. It's more like a general admonition, designed to warn you against allowing others to have unlimited power over you. The reason it is repeated as often as it is, has more to do with the fact that it sounds kicky than anything else.
There is no proof that "absolute power corrupts absolutely." If there were, the theists would be very unhappy, for one thing.
The admonition you are starting from is not a Proven Theory of any kind. It's more like a general admonition, designed to warn you against allowing others to have unlimited power over you. The reason it is repeated as often as it is, has more to do with the fact that it sounds kicky than anything else.
There is no proof that "absolute power corrupts absolutely." If there were, the theists would be very unhappy, for one thing.