On 5/10/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax(a)gmail.com> wrote:
"Assume good faith" ignores one important
fact: people lie.
"Assume good faith" doesn't mean, believe that someone is telling the
truth despite all evidence to the contrary. It simply means, make a
reasonable effort to interpret people's actions, in the absence of
other evidence, in a positive way. If someone claims to be Celine
Dion, by all means, be skeptical - but don't block them right off the
bat.
Steve