You touch on a subject here that fascinates me.
The common presumption is that a team should be comprised of similar people, but for me, one of the main reasons why I object to the practice of religion is the enforced conformity. In my experience there is a relationship on how much a community achieves and its willingness to accept eccentricity.
Even in the military which you would think, would be organisations founded on conformity, I have found the elite units encourage levels of disunity that would be anathema in the ordinary service.
To be part of something and yet not be expected to conform, could be seen as the highest freedom. And it is also could be why it is so worth our while defending it. Thinking about this as a born atheist I sort of understand why so many people who become openly atheist, express a feeling of release.
The common presumption is that a team should be comprised of similar people, but for me, one of the main reasons why I object to the practice of religion is the enforced conformity. In my experience there is a relationship on how much a community achieves and its willingness to accept eccentricity.
Even in the military which you would think, would be organisations founded on conformity, I have found the elite units encourage levels of disunity that would be anathema in the ordinary service.
To be part of something and yet not be expected to conform, could be seen as the highest freedom. And it is also could be why it is so worth our while defending it. Thinking about this as a born atheist I sort of understand why so many people who become openly atheist, express a feeling of release.
