Organizations as the military of the church cant afford to have unquestioned decisions that are based on weak assumptions or one man's conclusion. The best example is the defeat of the Japans Imperial Navy at the battle of Midway - ie Japan drawing baiting Americans to fight battle at Midway and Japan destroying its fleet. The reverse happened
In critical thinking, it wise to question the hypothesis for the decision. The church appoints a devil's advocate to question the decision find weaknesses in the flow so that the final decision should be strong and free from failures. Such did not exist for the Japanese Navy bowing and deferring to Admiral Yamamotos influence.. But individual vision and decision can be flawed Let us be aware of that That is why advisory councils, the Board are useful structures in organization