I have a lot of respect for the Chesterton's Fence argument.
If you're a serious Bayesian, you could see traditions as 'priors' about ways to manage human nature for the greater good. Some traditions might need updating sometimes. But many might not.https://twitter.com/GKCdaily/status/1109484997524799488 …
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This assumes that "the greater good" was a main factor in the tradition's creation.
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No, I'm just figuring that in civilizations that currently exist, traditions that are still around tended not to kill the host civilization, and probably helped it.
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I also recommend this book.
@razibkhan also write about it some years ago prompting me to read it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I'm so glad someone agrees with me on this. Sounds like a book I must read.
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So Bayesian as Burkean. Though Edmund went further: society as a compact of the dead, living and those yet to be born.
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So, to update or not, that is the question.
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That really is THE question currently behind the immense conflict in politics and culture.
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Way I see it: when I get up, go downstairs and put on the kettle to make coffee, I'm following a tradition.
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