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Old 05-04-2016, 11:58 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
Trust is both an emotional and logical act. You can't take the emotion out of it.

If something is known to be secure, then you don't need to evaluate the situation, and don't need to decide if it is trustworthy. It's simply secure. Period.

If there is inconclusive evidence that something is secure, then you have to take the given evidence and use your emotions to make a judgement call on its trustworthiness.
In all seriousness, I actually feel smarter after reading that. But I will think about it for a while before simply adopting it.
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