The Roman Catholic church has employed this system in selecting the Pope. Whether you agree or disagree with some of the church's outcomes, you must admire the survival record of the institution.
Your Devil's Advocate is a person who thinks of everything that could go wrong. Now we know where that guy Murphy came from.
These kind of people are skilled at this as a requirement of their profession such as security persons, goaltenders on a sport team or an auditor. Others come by this naturally through attitude such as chronic worriers or they are raised to be cautious, suspicious, careful or distrustful of others.
Charlie grew up alongside a local hockey arena. He was there every moment he could. He was what they called a "rink rat." These kind of people would clean the ice surface or any other chore just to be allowed to hang around hockey. In today's euphemism, Charlie was vertically challenged.
Other players considered him to be too small to play forward or defense. Teams were always looking for someone brave enough to tend goal. Those were the days before masks.
Charlie figured out all the angles; the angles from which the puck could come. He claimed he was not the best goaltender but he became good enough to play on several NHL teams. His name is on the NHL's Vezina Trophy three times.
I would share my business plans with Charlie. In a flash, he could list off all the things that could go wrong. What a treasure! It saved time and the hide of this eternal optimist on many occasions.
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