Author of quotes: Michael Scanlon

People crave ritual; it gives meaning to everyday life and adds weight to our cases. Moreover, it can help us to understand our place in this world. Of course, we disagree with those who invest religious meaning in such things. We see nothing supernatural in the tradition - either in our or in anybody else's. In our opinion, the most important function of ritual is not to achieve some effect on the external world, but to create stability and balance in your inner world. If tradition is the external function, this social cohesion. Tradition can be described as the glue that holds our society.