Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
Is there a thought here, by Gilmore, that the nature of Scottish clans can not have evolved from their old ways as the world has changed? In other words, the clans must be exactly the same as they were two or three hundred years ago or they do not exist.
I think both the word and the subject "clan" have changed over time as has the world.

The voice of Gilmore in my head may now smash my argument.
Sure, Scottish clans have evolved. They have gone from being very important, from being the way that people in the Scottish Highlands lived their lives from cradle to grave centuries ago, to being little more than an interesting historical artifact. This is not to say that fulfilling friendships can't be built around joining a clan association. They can.