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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Not only BLM, but also climate change, right up to the number of babies you are allowed to have...
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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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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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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.
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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