The important point is to recognise our desire for 'pedantic absolutes' can never be fulfilled, there is no 'authenticity' beyond an agreed set of values.

I feel it's more important own such a desire, to feed it, to indulge it, even nurture it; to go with the inner flow however so derived. All human culture is based on agreed sets of values - without which, I feel, we're well and truly adrift!