Well the jury is still out, but I'm having a closer look at the hypothesis that tribalism can only be reduced and, beyond that, ->
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that it is better to manage tribalism constructively rather than try to eliminate it. A bit like religion, in a sense.
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We do need to reduce its influence to a manageable level. Tribes create (and are created by) conflict.
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Yes. I theorize that trying to eradicate tribes does the same. So, balance indeed.
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It would have worked, had not the anti-tribalist tribe switched into tyranny of the majority mode too soon!
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I read a survey somewhere that said atheists were more dogmatic than the religious. Same might apply here.
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Yes but the definition of dogmatic was crap
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You may be right. I didn't look at the survey closely. I just notice it.
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Apparently you're dogmatic if you can't believe two contradictory things at the same time.
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Yes. I saw this. I thought of it as biased narrative feeding.
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Yeah. I think the difference is that sceptical types will worry at contradictions until resolved or say 'We don't know'
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Whereas religious people might be more inclined to live with contradiction & accept both as true.
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