Trust

Imagine we are walking through the woods. We come upon a lake in the woods, where I pick something up and declare I have found the most fantastic ruby. From a distance, you cannot see what I have, so you come over to see the ruby. Before you reach me, I throw something that vaguely resembles a ruby as far as I can, almost into the center of the lake. "Oh, wow," I say. "That was fantastic; a really great find. It was all worth it, everything." And I move on, embarking further into the woods, waiting for you to follow me. I expect you to believe me, regardless of if I had the ruby, because we are doing what I want to do, and I am the leader.

You trust that we got the ruby, don't you? Well?