From one of my all-time fav writers/thinkers:

"I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him. The practical form it takes is this: that, while the old man may stand by some stupid custom, the young man always attacks it with some theory that turns out to be equally stupid."

-G.K. Chesterton

note: I will forever be indebted to the late Rich Mullins, not only for his wonderful gift of music and conversation, but for introducing me to the writings of GK Chesterton over coffee in McKinney, TX.