Unprotected exposure to unexplored territory produces fear. The individual is protected from such fear as a consequence of ritual imitation of the Great Father-as a consequence of the adoption of group identity, which restricts the meaning of things, and confers predictability on sodal interactions. When identification with the group is made absolute, however-when everything has to be controlled, when the unknown is no longer allowed to exist-the creative exploratory process that updates the group can no longer manifest itself. This restriction of adaptive capacity dramatically increases the
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