Examining your beliefs

With some careful consideration one may come to realize that any philosophy—be it political, moral or metaphysical—originates, is accepted or is practiced through the vehicle of the individual. So, it is by the token of any person's desire for autonomy and self-direction that such genesis, assimilation or espousal of particular philosophies must have at its heart a responsibility of ownership held and accounted for by the individual. In other words, one must take it upon oneself to rationalize and fully consider the tenets of one's beliefs and their consequent imperatives. It is not enough to take things for granted; it falls short to just take oneself at one's own word. Rather, I would say it is an obligation to examine, and update where necessary, the nature of what one believes, especially in the case where one actively seeks for others to share the same beliefs. This I would argue is salubrious as, from time to time, a people, composed of individuals, must assess the "health" of their values. The state of the world turns on a dime and it is not rational to believe that one need not turn along or keep up with it.