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I think the term "rite of passage" may have prompted the response. A rite of passage is generally something that every member of a culture (or subculture) goes
by zinkem 15y ago
I think the term "rite of passage" may have prompted the response. A rite of passage is generally something that every member of a culture (or subculture) goes through to get from X to Y.
- timr 15y agoThat's why I wrote the second paragraph. It's still a logical fallacy to assume that "rite of passage" means "this is the only way to proceed". It's just an event that marks an important stage in someone's life. There are lots of different rites of passage in every culture/subculture, and most people ignore most of them. If you're atheist, is it "insulting" that Jewish kids have Bar/Bat Mitzvahs?
- zinkem 15y ago>If you're atheist, is it "insulting" that Jewish kids have Bar/Bat Mitzvahs? No. If a someone told me I am not an adult because I had not had a bar mitzvah, I might be insulted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_of_passage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_of_passage