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    It is not the case that A methodology that selectively retains tradition without principled criteria is indistinguishable from motivated reasoning dressed in piety.

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    • 1.All reasoning reflects prior commitments; the claim conflates 'having commitments' with 'motivated reasoning,' making critique circular and unfalsifiable.
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    • 2.Some traditions warrant selective retention based on defensible criteria (efficacy, coherence, consequences) without requiring fully explicit a priori rules.
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    • 3.Piety may signal genuine respect for tradition's epistemic weight, not mere disguise; dismissing this as costume begs the question against religious epistemology.
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    • 1.Without explicit criteria, tradition selection reflects the selector's prior commitments rather than objective reasoning about tradition's merit.
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    • 2.Piety language obscures accountability: claiming reverence for tradition shields selective choices from rational scrutiny and critique.
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    • 3.Motivated reasoning systematically biases which traditions survive: we retain those supporting existing preferences, rejecting inconvenient ones.
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