Curious about people's boundaries/views of ritual...

[purplerabbit]

[Poll #1270079]

If you click more than one box, it would be especially nice to leave a comment as to what circumstances change the answer.

Comments

[the-misha.livejournal.com]

The explanation, for me, is simple. If I don't agree with or share the intent of the ritual—even so far as, "I don't especially care about the particular goal of this ritual, but it seems harmless enough and will benefit someone about whom I do care"—then participating in it would be hypocritical for me. Engaging in hypocritical ritual would seem, from my admittedly limited and subjective perspective, like a Bad Idea for me. Q.E.D.

Of course, other people's mileage may, and likely will, vary. No judgments on anyone else's boundaries are expressed or implied here; these are only my boundaries, my reasons.