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In reply to the discussion: Your Ignorance is not as Good; Or, You Don't Know Fuck-All About Syria [View all]LostOne4Ever
(9,552 posts)But just because someone is in a job does not mean they are qualified for said job, are competent, or up to date on their info. It would be more correct to say in all likelihood they know more than you do.
Further, as has been covered above, just because they know more does not mean they are applying that knowledge correctly, without lying or bias, or in a logical or rational manner.
And ultimately, it is still possible they are wrong.
What more, there is such a thing as priori knowledge and posteriori knowledge. While its is possible they have more posteriori knowlege than you or I, it is quite possible we have more priori knowledge. It is also possible they have more priori knowledge.
If you want to split hairs, lets be exact about this.