I appreciate this quest for national identity," she said, "but it does seem that most traditions were dropped for the good reason that they were revo… - Michael Moorcock

Everything dies eventually—but that shouldn’t stop us enjoying life while it is there to be enjoyed.

How will the doctor fare?" Corum called. "The one who took me in."
"He will die unless he is clever and denounces you," Jhary told him.
"But he was a man of great intelligence and humanity. A man of science, too—of learning."
"All the more reason for killing him, if their priesthood has its way. Superstition, not learning, is respected here.

Often people fight hardest of all to preserve a delusion. And they will frequently persecute those who challenge that delusion.