Religion is identifiable as a creature in contrast to other frameworks due to the cohesive, self-sustaining reasons listed above. It has reproduction, survival, defense, immunity, and instructions built in. Most people who are host to an ideological creature are 6/
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visibly or measurably different in their behavior than people who don't host a creature (or, more accurately, host much more fluid/smaller scale creatures). They self-segregate, they feature high-sacrifice signaling for greater acceptance of the tribe, they oppose others. 7/
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Ironically, according to this definition many liberal churches in America are no longer hosts to religious creatures; the reproductive and defense elements have been eviscerated; their religion has been taxidermied and put on display as some sort of fond memory. 8/
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And according to this definition many things that aren't actual religions, are doing the same thing in spirit to religions. The BLM movement seems to be heading this direction - it hits hard every single one of the points I listed above.
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Replying to @Aella_Girl
Not only BLM, but also climate change, right up to the number of babies you are allowed to have...
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Replying to @Moddy82
While I generally think climate change is real and bad, I also kind of agree that climate change is also kinda high on the religion spectrum.
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Replying to @Aella_Girl @Moddy82
I don't actually want to argue w/you on this coz I've never seen anyone change their mind via verbal discourse EVER on CC, plus you do think is real, but against the religion bit here--vanishing glaciers & arctic sea ice & coral bleaching and changing elevations at which things
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live plus the whole way various pollutants work in the atmosphere are verifiable testable etc; would say the denial is more religious and prone to counterfactuals. (this was mostly for the peanut gallery, not thee)
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Or is it the urgency of people like me that strikes you as religious fervor? I don't know how NOT to care deeply/passionately as it puts at risk (or ends) everything else I care about, should any of worst case scenarios come about. Open for suggestions on how not to seem crazed
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Replying to @Zenfucius @Moddy82
Also climate deniers tend to be religious. I think a big part of my personal test is how open are you to having your mind changed, and how much do you tolerate earnest and intelligent disagreement? I think people usually vastly overestimate this in themselves.
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I'm thinking of one professor who wrote a mild criticism of the state of science around climate change - basically arguing that we should reduce our confidence levels - and she got absolutely roasted. Imo this is a signifier of a religious culture.
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Replying to @Aella_Girl @Moddy82
I take your point. I don't know the case so can't comment, but am not surprised as a generality. (see my best guess next tweet)
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Not all climate scientists agree on the how likely things are to get truly horrific vs just kinda bad, either, but most seem horrified at what they consider deliberate efforts to obfuscate & may have thought she was aiding that even if unintentionally & thereby freaked out;
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