tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post6674526057711729723..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Hmm …Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-71492970583009794992016-11-15T09:42:19.788-05:002016-11-15T09:42:19.788-05:00PS I'd be happy if McCabe responded, and delig...PS I'd be happy if McCabe responded, and delighted if he contradicted me!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-1981837978045610042016-11-15T09:40:07.994-05:002016-11-15T09:40:07.994-05:00The thing about tribes is that most of us belong t...The thing about tribes is that most of us belong to a variety of them, not necessarily overlapping or even congruent tribes, so McCabe's view of size-bolstering and maintaining cohesion is only partially true and rather too simplistic.<br /><br />Personally, I wouldn't define the question in terms of progress, though of course many people do, but rather in terms of competing belief systems: which belief system can help maximise human well-being and happiness? Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.com