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irateplatypus · 09-17-2004, 01:13 PM

filtherton,

about the hounding part... i was directing that at brianna since most of my posts had been aimed squarely at responding to her assertions. but it's good to know you're a big boy too, i'm sure we've had more spirited debates in the past anyway

this brings us to an interesting crossroads... it appears that "doing things a certain way because that's the way it's always been done" holds little value for you... or at least less value than what i place on it. there are a lot of sociological implications to this. if the old ways have no governance in how we perceive emerging ways... then that certainly changes our social dynamic. lasting civilizations and cultures are undeniably built upon such traditions and shared mores. what do you think are the ramifications of discarding tradition so easily? i fear that if not tempered with caution it could lead to a irreconcilable fracturing of society and lead to a lack of communal belonging. perhaps a second tower of babyl event? without tradition how would we speak to eachother in a shared/meaningful context? of course this would be the extreme conclusion to this line of thought, but i think we're starting to see symptoms of this in our culture already.

09-17-2004, 01:13 PM	#23 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	filtherton, about the hounding part... i was directing that at brianna since most of my posts had been aimed squarely at responding to her assertions. but it's good to know you're a big boy too, i'm sure we've had more spirited debates in the past anyway this brings us to an interesting crossroads... it appears that "doing things a certain way because that's the way it's always been done" holds little value for you... or at least less value than what i place on it. there are a lot of sociological implications to this. if the old ways have no governance in how we perceive emerging ways... then that certainly changes our social dynamic. lasting civilizations and cultures are undeniably built upon such traditions and shared mores. what do you think are the ramifications of discarding tradition so easily? i fear that if not tempered with caution it could lead to a irreconcilable fracturing of society and lead to a lack of communal belonging. perhaps a second tower of babyl event? without tradition how would we speak to eachother in a shared/meaningful context? of course this would be the extreme conclusion to this line of thought, but i think we're starting to see symptoms of this in our culture already. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by irateplatypus; 09-17-2004 at 01:16 PM..