Welcome to basic paradoxicality.

Tradition will never become irrelevant, tradition is an important tool we use to transfer basic know-how related to living. The point I am making is that tradition being rigid and immutable and based on universal immutable truths is retarded because the circumstances which give rise to traditions change and the values which certain traditions teach at certain times become outdated or irrelevant.

Also immutable universal truths don't exist.

Well yeah, I don't quite care about religions because they rely on the erroneous concept of absolute truths (which I reject). I'd respect it more if it simply said "Big guy showed up and since big guy is very powerful and impressive we worship big guy" it's far more honest.

The sky is currently blue, but it will not be blue forever. There is no universal unchangeable constant which guarantees the colour of the sky as blue. Hell, changing the colour of the sky is something we could do with our current level of technology (it would kill all life on earth in the process, but that is besides the point). The colour that the sky takes depends on atmospheric composition. That's something which could be affected either by us or an externality within very workable time scales. Even in ways which don't destroy life.

Sure, you can fall back on time scales and say that, locally speaking, certain things are less likely to change in the immediate future. Mountains are unlikely to change place, until a catastrophic tectonic shift moves them. But that concedes that I am right and that there are no universal truths as something that is true until a distant point in time isn't a constant universal truth.

The sky is blue until it isn't. This is not a constant as the process which provides us the illusion of a blue sky can be affected and the colour of it can be changed. Granted this is an extreme example as it would require us to significantly alter the composition of the atmosphere, but it is well within the realm of reality.

We wouldn't change our tradition until such a change occurs, but it is folly not to change it when it does. That is the point I am making. Strict adherence to written tradition would say "the ancient texts say our sky is blue and we will continue to act in accordance to that recorded truth" whereas any imbecile could look up and point to the new colour of the sky.

Our traditions can be very long-lived depending on which concept we anchor them to, but no anchor is eternal.

Truth itself is relative and circumstantial in many cases as I reject the concept of objective truth. The universe has shown itself too paradoxical for such a thing to be possible.

Symbolic tradition is largely useless as the purpose of tradition is to serve a purpose.

A concrete and immutable tradition is one that relies on a concrete and immutable world, which is not the world we live in. Therefore tradition is to change as the world changes, in response to it in fact.

Traditionally (pardon the pun), tradition has been a set of instructions on how to live.

One can view change as perversion as much as adapting. This is the kind of debate I am not interested in having this late in the evening.

Relying solely on written tradition locks you into a singular path and prevents the adaptability necessary over said generation. Standing still is stagnation and stagnation is death. You're supposed to make new shit as you go along based on the changing requirement and challenges faced by said generation. Tradition is supposed to be fluid a guiding, but gentle hand. As some traditions lose their purpose as the context around them changes.

It's honestly not that impressive. There's very little truly mindbending esoterica out there. Getting skullfucked by information is a skill issue

This is funny. Granted, Christianity is quite exoteric by design and all of its esotericism is "borrowed" from elsewhere, but using that as the reason to not be a Christian is top lel

The problem isn't the novel replacing the poem (whatever that means), it's written tradition replacing oral tradition.

I remember when Eminem was big and all the kids would dress like a hood niggers (Patrick your dad owns a farm)

And there was this big rivalry between rappers and skaters and you had to pick an allegiance despite neither side actually rapping or skating. It was the gayest shit I ever saw.

Did it cause a kerfuffle?

Wait. Are your saying nostr people aren't able to opt out of hellthreads?

If so I am getting some devilish ideas

You little devil.

"I will personally assassinate every politician, lynch every nigger, and kill every faggot." - Jeff "Dark Jeff" Cliff

They only are when they hitch a ride in someone's ventilated brain. Otherwise no they aren't, which is the whole point.

Instead of stretching I'll tie myself to a stretching rack.

There's no pride in a useless struggle, especially one that is self-inflicted.

Don't brag that you're a follower.

Like I said. Varying degrees.

The disappointment never truly goes away though. It'll vanish to the far corners until an unexpected reminder brings it back to the forefront for a split second. It's actually pretty good because then you simply account for it in your dealings with the cattle.

The exceptions are olive oil, cuckonut oil, etc. I don't remember it all because I am working at like 1/4 capacity due to not ebough sleepies.

Food colouring is all bad. So are all additives and preservatives. Anyone who tells you the opposite is a lying nigger.