Culture plays big role in why we do things. Oooo, not me.
Obedience is a word that holds a lot of connotations, some negative.
I'd like my kids to question authority if need by, and accept it if it is acceptable. I don't want them to blindly follow what they are told just because. It's a fine line to walk, one of the toughies as a parent. Children are like wet cement, everything that lands on them leaves an impression.