-[ Quoting William Elliot , to Dennis Menard ]-
 DM> Conformity is rewarded from birth.  Don't rebel, don't ask difficult
 DM> questions; obedient children get cookies -- while problematic ones,
 DM> get sent to bed ...  Don't demand proof from the gods ...  :)
 WE> Authority, heros and celebrities, conformity, repetition and
 WE> imitation. A lot of this has group survival value, especially for those
 WE> on top. Cooperation is nice but I don't see how a child can be raised
 WE> without some coercion.
True.  But independant thinking should be acknowledged, encouraged and, if
I may say so, rewarded.
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... A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
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