Oh, I beg to differ. Rituals hardly exist alone. They feature in all human societies and need individuals to enact them, often with precision.

[Does he take the opposite stance out of being offensively defensive? Yes, but there is a genuine love of debate lurking in the murk of his mind.]

Human behaviour is complicated. Rituals are one aspect of that.

[One aspect of the mind. And the mind is so fascinating, so powerful - he respects it deeply.]