is religion a language virus?

scumrot derelict

scumrot derelict

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Dawkins defines the "symptoms" of being infected by the "virus of religion", providing examples for most of them, and tries to define a connection between the elements of religion and its survival value (invoking Zahavi's handicap principle of sexual selection, applied to believers of a religion). Dawkins also describes religious beliefs as "mind-parasites", and as "gangs [that] will come to constitute a package, which may be sufficiently stable to deserve a collective name such as Roman Catholicism ... or ... component parts to a single virus".

Viruses of the Mind - Wikipedia

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The influence of religion on politics is not a phenomenon that is confined solely to the Christian world. But, it's impossible for any political theorist to ignore the role of Christianity in the public lives of Christians. Its huge impact upon the politics of Christian nations can be attributed to the strong inclination of the population towards it, and the powerful voice that it is given by them.

It's pretty obvious that any legal system requires a government to adopt it and the apparatus of a state to implement and enforce it.

So,, do you think a person having faith in something, even a political ideal, could be interpreted as a symptom of mental illness?
 

all denominations from every gilded temple, all hide a central theme within a devious dissemble. all empires of slaves below a hypocrite perch, archaic subjugation, but they fucking call it church.

if you really need assurance that you won't go to hell, then throw your fucking scripture down a wishing well...
 
scumrot derelict said:
Dawkins defines the "symptoms" of being infected by the "virus of religion", providing examples for most of them, and tries to define a connection between the elements of religion and its survival value (invoking Zahavi's handicap principle of sexual selection, applied to believers of a religion). Dawkins also describes religious beliefs as "mind-parasites", and as "gangs [that] will come to constitute a package, which may be sufficiently stable to deserve a collective name such as Roman Catholicism ... or ... component parts to a single virus".

Viruses of the Mind - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

The influence of religion on politics is not a phenomenon that is confined solely to the Christian world. But, it's impossible for any political theorist to ignore the role of Christianity in the public lives of Christians. Its huge impact upon the politics of Christian nations can be attributed to the strong inclination of the population towards it, and the powerful voice that it is given by them.

It's pretty obvious that any legal system requires a government to adopt it and the apparatus of a state to implement and enforce it.

So,, do you think a person having faith in something, even a political ideal, could be interpreted as a symptom of mental illness?
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I look at religion as the fist major attempt at a government in a time that people were so spread out they needed to invent a way to punish people for wrong doings without any actual way to do it. So what is better than this dude in the sky that sees everything you do and if you break our laws, he will punish you for all time. Pretty scary stuff if you believe and have no tv or other distractions in life outside of the mass produced cult propaganda pamphlet the church gave everyone.
 
scumrot derelict said:
Dawkins defines the "symptoms" of being infected by the "virus of religion", providing examples for most of them, and tries to define a connection between the elements of religion and its survival value (invoking Zahavi's handicap principle of sexual selection, applied to believers of a religion). Dawkins also describes religious beliefs as "mind-parasites", and as "gangs [that] will come to constitute a package, which may be sufficiently stable to deserve a collective name such as Roman Catholicism ... or ... component parts to a single virus".

Viruses of the Mind - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

The influence of religion on politics is not a phenomenon that is confined solely to the Christian world. But, it's impossible for any political theorist to ignore the role of Christianity in the public lives of Christians. Its huge impact upon the politics of Christian nations can be attributed to the strong inclination of the population towards it, and the powerful voice that it is given by them.

It's pretty obvious that any legal system requires a government to adopt it and the apparatus of a state to implement and enforce it.

So,, do you think a person having faith in something, even a political ideal, could be interpreted as a symptom of mental illness?
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There is evidence to support the idea that a political belief system is a kind of religious belief system.

"Just because a flawed (inherently contradictory) belief system becomes the prevailing system, "normal", doesn't relive it from being a mental illness." - Rob Roy

Millions of kids believing in Santa Claus doesn't make him real.
 
China was isolated mostly from the rest of the world for the early homo development. Hence most are lactose intolerant etc. The social skills of the line we are in has allowed us to be what we are. Just like any living virus the "strong" survive. Religion attracts some. But a religion that promises afterlife and especially those that say god is in your heart is very self empowering. The new successful religious are Joel Osteen types. Kanye's buddy. But other religions are useful to motivate as well. The belief that the better you do in this life the next go round you will be something better is also a good motivator. Lots of Indian doctors. Or a Chinese mother that drives her child ain't bad either. The problem is as the population increases at some point it isn't sustainable. On a fixed size planet. Yes. We are a virus.
 
scumrot derelict said:
Dawkins defines the "symptoms" of being infected by the "virus of religion", providing examples for most of them, and tries to define a connection between the elements of religion and its survival value (invoking Zahavi's handicap principle of sexual selection, applied to believers of a religion). Dawkins also describes religious beliefs as "mind-parasites", and as "gangs [that] will come to constitute a package, which may be sufficiently stable to deserve a collective name such as Roman Catholicism ... or ... component parts to a single virus".

Viruses of the Mind - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

The influence of religion on politics is not a phenomenon that is confined solely to the Christian world. But, it's impossible for any political theorist to ignore the role of Christianity in the public lives of Christians. Its huge impact upon the politics of Christian nations can be attributed to the strong inclination of the population towards it, and the powerful voice that it is given by them.

It's pretty obvious that any legal system requires a government to adopt it and the apparatus of a state to implement and enforce it.

So,, do you think a person having faith in something, even a political ideal, could be interpreted as a symptom of mental illness?
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It's impossible to not to have a religion. Since religion is just a set of axioms one believes that guide a person relative to what others believe. Pretty much the only way to not have religion is if one were schizophrenic, and then try to deny those delusions. But, in the end, all of us except the most insane have to deal with yourself.
What is actually real though? We're all living in a mass hallucination, the only difference is some of us know better how to take advantage of delusions we believe.
I consider mankind more of a parasite than a virus, and eventually Earth is going to cleanse itself of us.
Anyway, Christianity is dying. Only the most fervent of its believers are hanging on.
 
Communist Dreamer said:
It's impossible to not to have a religion. Since religion is just a set of axioms one believes that guide a person relative to what others believe. Pretty much the only way to not have religion is if one were schizophrenic, and then try to deny those delusions. But, in the end, all of us except the most insane have to deal with yourself.
What is actually real though? We're all living in a mass hallucination, the only difference is some of us know better how to take advantage of delusions we believe.
I consider mankind more of a parasite than a virus, and eventually Earth is going to cleanse itself of us.
Anyway, Christianity is dying. Only the most fervent of its believers are hanging on.
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Flush, nazi
 
Communist Dreamer said:
It's impossible to not to have a religion. Since religion is just a set of axioms one believes that guide a person relative to what others believe. Pretty much the only way to not have religion is if one were schizophrenic, and then try to deny those delusions. But, in the end, all of us except the most insane have to deal with yourself.
What is actually real though? We're all living in a mass hallucination, the only difference is some of us know better how to take advantage of delusions we believe.
I consider mankind more of a parasite than a virus, and eventually Earth is going to cleanse itself of us.
Anyway, Christianity is dying. Only the most fervent of its believers are hanging on.
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Faith is not fact. Don't smoke meff.
 
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