Dogmatic subscription to any belief, no matter how well-intentioned, will inevitably lead to abuse. The only philosophy to which I am stubbornly committed is that of having an open mind.
Discussion
Every ideology (or belief system) is a map and a map is necessarily not the territory.
When the map and territory diverge, those wedded to an ideology will follow the map and get lost. They’ll continue to make decisions based on bad information and cause damage in the process.
Nicely stated 🐿
Adherence to ideologies is a form of logical fallacy by way of appeal to the majority. First identify yourself with a group or idea by associating with one or two common beliefs, and then subscribe to the entire set of packaged beliefs to which that particularly group subscribes.
It saves a lot of time not having to evaluate each problem independently on its own merits, but packing unrelated beliefs together leads to an inconsistent belief structure that an independent man of reason would never allow