Some peeps.just. Swear
Are oaths useful?
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Mar 31, 2023
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I think it means if they break their oath they are not meant to be trusted.
Mar 31, 2023
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#4
The_King4550 wrote:
I think it means if they break their oath they are not meant to be trusted.
And they’ll lose certifications. But a good craftsman is good with or without an oath. So is it a formality or does it have more to do with legality?
I mean take oaths if you know you’re gonna follow through, but if you know you’re gonna fail, there’s no point in taking that oath
Mar 31, 2023
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Lincoy3304 wrote:
I mean take oaths if you know you’re gonna follow through, but if you know you’re gonna fail, there’s no point in taking that oath
People don’t usually intend to fail. They go through all sorts of education and training, take an oath and still make mistakes. (With good intentions.). Police for example, take an oath to uphold constitutional rights but wrongfully arrest people all of the time.
Mar 31, 2023
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#9
Something else that I’m really curious about is, is the oath an attempt to keep someone from going off the deep end?
Omerta ?
Look it up.Cosa Nostra ?
This may.help.link up the clues for the op. Sock.
Woolly remember my thread "Don't make.no.move.without..........".
Some of those characters.could well .fit.in.there.
Mar 31, 2023
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Gregg-Turkington wrote:
Some people swear oaths when inducted into certain professions (e.g. doctors swear the hippocratic oath). What does this accomplish? Is it just a formality
Yeah, but 200 years ago it probably had a different function? Maybe as some kind of professional code of conduct.
or does it make a difference in the way that people work?
I think that'd depend on the personality. I assume rational, reductionist, materialist types see it as nothing more than a custom with no actual meaning or value. Others who are prone to magical thinking might integrate it into their concept of self and so it would cause them to behave differently. Most people are probably in between.
I'd hazard a guess that in the modern world, where belief in spirits and gods and such are basically never leveraged to explain phenomenon, people tend to be on the materialist side. They see the Hippocratic Oath as a "good" ritual, but at the same time don't place any practical importance on it.
Mar 31, 2023
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Thanks llama. I have similar thoughts. There is probably some interesting psychology behind it too.
I would not be surprised if people took no oaths at all one day (maybe far into the future). And I don’t know what to think about that.
Mar 31, 2023
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Gregg-Turkington wrote:
Thanks llama. I have similar thoughts. There is probably some interesting psychology behind it too.
I would not be surprised if people took no oaths at all one day (maybe far into the future). And I don’t know what to think about that.
It says in the Bible to never swear by heaven or earth but that your “yeas” be “yeas” and your “nays” be “nays.” If one is known to be of honest character, one need not take an oath.
Some people swear oaths when inducted into certain professions (e.g. doctors swear the hippocratic oath). What does this accomplish? Is it just a formality or does it make a difference in the way that people work?