About traditions¶
Traditions are good and important. They are more than a collection of unwritten rules that you must follow if you belong to some culture. They are the memory of a culture.
Traditions are enforced “automatically” or by “nature itself”. Many corporations act as carriers of traditions, but none of them is a unique actor. Unlike laws (written rules controlled and enforced by a government) they have no unique corporation that represents them.
These observations can lead humans to believe that traditions are divine, made by God. But I don’t agree with this. Traditions are made by humans, not by God. No tradition is eternal. (TODO: give arguments)
While traditions can last much longer than human-made laws, they are not static. (TODO: give examples)
Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time to make it – Aubrey De Grey
- traditionalism¶
An attitude of over-emphasizing the value of traditions and not wanting them to change.
- traditionalist¶
Related to traditionalism.
- conservatism¶
An attitude of clinging to the past, wanting to conserve old “traditional” values.
- conservatist¶
Related to conservatism.
- progressivism¶
An attitude of under-estimating the value of traditions. Promoting changes in a system without considering the dangers they imply.
- progressivist¶
Related to progressivist.
- Church idolatry¶
- rationalism¶
An attitude of preferring to base your decisions on reason and scientific evidence rather than on faith or emotional response.