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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Tradition is the stupidest reason for doing something. "traditionally, marriage is between a man and a woman", "traditionally, we fly the confederate flag around these parts", "traditionally women are supposed to stay in the kitchen and cook me some supper".
I do not sing the Canadian national anthem at sporting events because I feel that it does not represent me; as something that represents ME as a Canadian. And I'm pretty darn sure that if I sang "Flying Spaghetti Monster keep our land...." I'd get a quick fist to the face by a peace loving Christian.
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Tradition is important because it is history and it is the glue that holds culture and socities together. If you wipe away all tradition, historically it's been shown to undermine and cause violent changes in society.
Ever read Edmund Burke? Look at Post-Revolutionary France, Communist Russia, even Iraq after the American invasion and you see what happens when you try to remove tradition or institutions and substitute your own blank slate or better ideas.