[TM] Gullibility vs Skepticalness

Which are you more afraid of: Being too gullible and believing things that aren't true, or being too skeptical and missing out on something important?

Well, y’gotta be both, dontcha? Or neither. Find the balance, right? They’re both dangerous. But that’s not the question, is it?

OK, so which is more dangerous, then? This goes back to the trust thing from last week. Finding trust is a balance between gullibility and skepticalness. If you’re too gullible, you’ll trust people you shouldn’t. If you’re too skeptical you won’t trust people you could.

And that’s where the danger is. If you’re gullible, you’ll believe things and trust in things that you shouldn’t, and in this game, that’s dangerous. You wanna believe in something that’s not true, that could get you killed.

Sure, the skeptic can get killed. But he’s more likely to realise when he’s wrong. If you’re too skeptical, then that just becomes gullibility again. Refuse to believe that lurks are vampires? You’re being gullible and believing the stories that they’re a disease or whatever they’re spinning now. And that’s gonna get you killed.

So, what am I most afraid of? Gullibility, hands down. Because I’m not quite ready to die yet.

Muse: Melaka Fray
Fandom: Joss Whedon's Fray
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