Humanity is not a monolithic organism. People will always tribalize along one line or another, formally and/or informally, in secret or in the light, depending on the dominant cultural mileu. Broadly, humans do best when able to self sort accordingly. Problems tend to arise with the tension between invitation vs imposition. (Presuming all basic needs have been met and there is not competition for scarce resources to meet those basic needs. See Maslow.) Therefore, I see no hypocrisy unless imposition (very illiberal) is involved. If only, we could all learn to stay in our corner of the sandbox and learn to play nicely with others...sigh.
“I’m going to use my radical free choice to opt into a set of customs that are personally attractive to me, then try my damnedest to make sure my kids won’t be able to imagine doing the same" is the story of my life right now, it would seem...
I agree that keeping an eye on the mote is wise, but its existence shouldn't derail the project. This is getting into ends-justify-means territory, but the necessity of unrotting the culture (or at least getting away from it) is worth a mild hypocrisy.
Humanity is not a monolithic organism. People will always tribalize along one line or another, formally and/or informally, in secret or in the light, depending on the dominant cultural mileu. Broadly, humans do best when able to self sort accordingly. Problems tend to arise with the tension between invitation vs imposition. (Presuming all basic needs have been met and there is not competition for scarce resources to meet those basic needs. See Maslow.) Therefore, I see no hypocrisy unless imposition (very illiberal) is involved. If only, we could all learn to stay in our corner of the sandbox and learn to play nicely with others...sigh.
“I’m going to use my radical free choice to opt into a set of customs that are personally attractive to me, then try my damnedest to make sure my kids won’t be able to imagine doing the same" is the story of my life right now, it would seem...
I agree that keeping an eye on the mote is wise, but its existence shouldn't derail the project. This is getting into ends-justify-means territory, but the necessity of unrotting the culture (or at least getting away from it) is worth a mild hypocrisy.