<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Authority is useful because expertise compresses... > Authority is useful because expertise compresses years of study and practice into guidance. Authority becomes dangerous when status is treated as a substitute for explanation, evidence, informed consent, or the patient's right to ask what happens next. **Source:** [[livestreams/Leap of Faith, Medical Authority, and the Right to Question - Workbook|Leap of Faith, Medical Authority, and the Right to Question]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Authority is useful because expertise compresses years of study and practice into guidance. Authority becomes dangerous when status is treated as a substitute for explanation, evidence, informed consent, or the patient's right to ask what happens next.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-authority-useful-expertise-ask-happens-next ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->