Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00109)

kymsmith@micron.net wrote:
> 
> Tom wrote in response to Ann:
> 
> >This reflects the unrealistic assumption that human beings are trustworthy.
> 
> This does go back to the conservative theory that people are irrational
> (thereby justifying elitism).
> 
> There will come a day when it is finally realized that people are inherently
> good. People naturally want to trust, and do.  

	The figures usually quoted are: 10% of the people are inherently
untrustworthy, 5% are inherently honest, and the other 85% are generally
honest, but can be tempted into dishonesty if the chance of being caught
is close to zero.

	Bart Lidofsky