Rational Authenticity

The human possibility to be realized in a scene, even where it is highly theatrical, may also be defined by the extent to which a scene affirms a sense of rootedness, confirming or reshaping the primordial identity of their members. Participants may seek the pleasure of having a common sense of what makes for a real or genuine experience. Authenticity is the pleasure of identity, the affirmation of who we are at bottom and what it means to be genuine and real rather than fake and phony.

 

Does participating in the activity associated with [amenity] promote in participants a sense that a valid source of identity is realized in free, rational thought, regardless of their time, nation, ethnicity, tribe, creed, or color?

Is promoting the realization of identity through citizenship and nationality a crucial part of this amenity? Would the absence of this quality fundamentally change this amenity?

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Does participating in the activity associated with [amenity] promote in participants a sense that a valid source of identity is in rejecting the constraints of rationality  (by, for example, offering experiences of emotional rapture designed to carry one ”deeper” than reason can)?

Is the rejection of national identity a crucial part of this amenity? Would the absence of this rejection fundamentally change this amenity?

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