tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867467970813012874.post6464304664274254915..comments2023-10-30T06:18:18.671-07:00Comments on Dogmatic Enigmatics: On AuthorityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01302611752231009233noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867467970813012874.post-36351045966523759322011-08-06T19:38:46.188-07:002011-08-06T19:38:46.188-07:00I like your line of logic here. I think there may...I like your line of logic here. I think there may be a contemporary march toward a type of tribalism that happens when authority is rejected. What I mean is that one of the great aspects of authority is its ability to unify despite difference. In other words, you and I can put aside or work through differences we may have as long as we both have a common reference authority we adhere to. When a hirearchal authority is rejected in favor of our own ideas or beliefs as authority, then we are left only to cluster with others of similar personal values or ideas. This would lead to an unhealthy homogeneity where anyone too far removed from our own way of thinking would become "the other".<br /><br />My mind jumps to this hypothetical end game type scenario even though I think that we could never reach that point because for the most part, as you point out, we tend to substitute authority even when we tell ourselves that we are "rejecting" it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219232680470896033noreply@blogger.com