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It might apply to some traditions. However, for others, this is more accurate: "Tradition is a set of solutions for problems that don't exist anymore". An exa
by esperent 6y ago
It might apply to some traditions. However, for others, this is more accurate:
"Tradition is a set of solutions for problems that don't exist anymore".
An example of the latter that immediately springs to mind is circumcision.
- hansbo 6y agoWhat problem did it solve before?
- discreteevent 6y agoHygiene
- janeroe 6y agoThat's the modern justification. Surgery "in the middle of a desert in the insanitary conditions and no water" for "hygiene" is a very counter-intuitive practice, don't you think?
- Layke1123 6y agoWow, I never thought about this. It would be interesting to do a study to see what lead to more disease, child circumcision during that time, or hygiene complications later in life, not to mention and STDs that might be spread more easily. Fascinating new way to look at it.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoWhat is even more counter-intuitive is to say that ancient wisdom knows more about human health than today’s medicine.
- baby 6y agoDisorder in society
- pjc50 6y ago.. how?
- tomasdore 6y agoPhimosis, I presume.
- janeroe 6y ago>> Tradition is a set of solutions for problems that don't exist anymore That'd be reductionist rationalists' position.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoDefining a name for something doesn’t make it into a point. It’s like calling someone conservative for saying that migration is taking away jobs. So what? What is the point you are making here? Is the point to reframe the idea in such a way that it would be easier to reduce their opinion to the outer group associated with the name?