There are certain professions that thrive on ambiguity.
As engineers, we like to lay down processes based on our knowledge and the amount of effort we can justifiably spend on each task. Since our systems are artificial, we know quite a bit about them, and can easily verify outcomes.
Doctors have it hard, because precious little is known about the human body. Nevertheless, there are well laid medical protocols, and outcomes can be measured by running tests on the patient.
Chartered accountants, company secretaries, priests. These guys will never give you a straight answer. What is the right and canonical way to get to heaven? We don't know. The man hasn't spoken in recent times. He did speak millennia ago to some bearded men, but hasn't bothered to update the operational manual since.
The outcome is hard to test too - nobody's ever written a "how I got to heaven in 20 easy steps" listicle. Its the same with CAs and company law professionals. Each will give you a different opinion, and the outcome can only be tested when a government department audits or raids you.
And so the population lives in fear. And contributes bigger and bigger sums to temples and accountancy firms, in the hope of getting closer and closer to the elusive truth.
As engineers, we like to lay down processes based on our knowledge and the amount of effort we can justifiably spend on each task. Since our systems are artificial, we know quite a bit about them, and can easily verify outcomes.
Doctors have it hard, because precious little is known about the human body. Nevertheless, there are well laid medical protocols, and outcomes can be measured by running tests on the patient.
Chartered accountants, company secretaries, priests. These guys will never give you a straight answer. What is the right and canonical way to get to heaven? We don't know. The man hasn't spoken in recent times. He did speak millennia ago to some bearded men, but hasn't bothered to update the operational manual since.
The outcome is hard to test too - nobody's ever written a "how I got to heaven in 20 easy steps" listicle. Its the same with CAs and company law professionals. Each will give you a different opinion, and the outcome can only be tested when a government department audits or raids you.
And so the population lives in fear. And contributes bigger and bigger sums to temples and accountancy firms, in the hope of getting closer and closer to the elusive truth.