# Wholesale Ideology One should never adopt wholesale the philosophy of anyone else. At best, this is intellectually lazy and at worst leads to no less than ideological warfare and bloodshed. When we stop thinking for ourselves we make ideologies the backbone of our identity. In turn, when confronted with an opinion that contrasts with our own the very core of our identity is threatened and we respond with fear. Instead if we hold many beliefs and ideas with a gentle touch we are free to invite more in and release old beliefs without distress. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://notes.bf.wtf/philosophy/musings/wholesale-ideology.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.