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Historically some taboos might've made sense. However, mindlessly perpetuating instead of questioning them simply because "It's always been that way." is just
by BjoernKW 9y ago
Historically some taboos might've made sense.
However, mindlessly perpetuating instead of questioning them simply because "It's always been that way." is just cargo cult thinking.
We will never find out if these taboos are still valid in today's society if we don't question or test them.
- coldtea 9y agoThe problem is that the questioning them is often equally mindless (oh, it's old, should be of no use). E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence
- BjoernKW 9y agoI disagree. Questioning ideas is the foundation of enlightened thinking. Questioning something doesn't mean doing away with it just because it's old. It means asking yourself (and others) if it still makes sense from today's point of view.
- coldtea 9y ago>I disagree. Questioning ideas is the foundation of enlightened thinking. Not "mindless questioning" though, which is the kind I explicitly wrote about, and which amounts to knee-jerk rejection.