Like the Kuzari king, we all tend to follow the masses. We are convinced to buy a particular product simply because other people have purchased it before us. We must develop an awareness of the dangers of social consensus. As Jews, as believers, as ethical human beings, we constantly find ourselves in the minority. And as a result we are often criticized by society, criticism that seems at times too difficult to bear.
Constant effort is necessary to hold fast against the tremendous social pressure of the majority.
To be chosen means, in effect, to swim against the stream. Our protagonist is faced with a similar social pressure. The philosopher presents himself to the Kuzari surrounded by the mystical aura of science. Before the division of the sciences into the various faculties, the philosopher was considered the universal and ideal man of science. And at this point Rihal surprises us.