Nassim Taleb's "Lindy Effect" I think is an interesting take on how to mediate between these two modes. The general idea is that the older a (still followed) tr

Nassim Taleb's "Lindy Effect" I think is an interesting take on how to mediate between these two modes. The general idea is that the older a (still followed) tradition is the more likely it is to contain some eternal truths that should be respected even if you yourself can't understand them directly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect