Some things are not self evident and examining priors, assumptions, causes, etc., should not be a third rail. Why did certain things happen, what were the cond

Some things are not self evident and examining priors, assumptions, causes, etc., should not be a third rail. Why did certain things happen, what were the conditions, how do we prevent the bad things from recurring, etc. Why do some people have seemingly incongruent values, what role does ideology have. These are valid avenues of inquiry. What shapes culture and ideology, are they good, bad? Are some retrograde beliefs more or less harmful than others...