Who to Trust

If the authority of others means nothing in comparison to reason then I believe you would have no way of knowing anything. There are certain events and circumstances in life where we have to trust the word of others such as the day you were born. Of course you wouldn't remember this day being only an infant so unless you felt like going through an exhaustive process to find the truth for yourself, you don't have much of a choice than to simply trust what you've been told. However that doesn't mean you should blindly follow the judgment of others because people will lie if given the opportunity, no matter who they are. It's up to you to use your own reasoning to decide if you want to believe them or not. And even if you find out that they're lying, you also have to decide whether or not to let them get away with it.