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Question
Respect for elders is not to be confused with blind obedience. Discuss.
Solution
Respecting elders is not to be confused with blind obedience because respecting elders is not of the meaning that to obey them blindly. Respecting and obeying elders is the usual tradition of our society and if we follow this tradition it is very helpful to us but obedience and blind obedience have a different meanings.
All individuals will have their own ethics in their mind and we should check whether the advice of the elders is matching to our own views on the topic and blind obedience is slavery, not freedom.
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