tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post6662661816980864430..comments2024-02-27T09:51:03.152-08:00Comments on On Memetics: Religion is probably not maladaptiveTim Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06623536372084468307noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post-35859155488442483742018-10-14T15:30:03.075-07:002018-10-14T15:30:03.075-07:00Humans are addict to memes, human mental topograph...Humans are addict to memes, human mental topography was sculpted by memes , through millions years of evolution, <br />We seek thems we want them we propagate them we love them we are more than just carrier to them we are depend over them , without memes humans cannot form societies higher than that of wolp packs or apes group , we chained to meem from depth of our genetic poolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post-34564358599371748742018-10-14T15:14:08.017-07:002018-10-14T15:14:08.017-07:00Meme is gene civilization is organism human is bod...Meme is gene civilization is organism human is body cellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post-44786639679425815042012-10-25T09:14:49.167-07:002012-10-25T09:14:49.167-07:00"... we should probably make new and better r..."... we should probably make new and better religions ..."<br /><br />This appears to be happening on the internet even now. The net is sown with a crop of interconnected spiritual and spiritual-scientific endeavors that is far, far beyond anything we've seen in the past. People are now able to turn their back on the local church and find answers that work for them. It's a “buyer's market” for spiritual seekers these days.<br /><br />Of course, 99% of it is crap. Most of the time the internet is not so much a marketplace for spiritual ideas as a kind of flea market for second-hand beliefs. However, with some careful searching and a bit of discernment it's not that hard to find good discussions.Neosimian Sapienshttp://neosimian-sapiens.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post-25338661290896007922012-02-10T16:49:12.367-08:002012-02-10T16:49:12.367-08:00There's probably still plenty of ways for athe...There's probably still plenty of ways for atheists to find fault with traditional religions - even if they are an adaptive phenomenon for their hosts. For instance, the idea of religion as a tool of mass manipulation has religion benefiting mostly minorities who support it. Religion being adaptive when it matches the religion of neighbours is rather weak evidence that the world needs religions. Anyway, we should probably make new and better religions - ones that aren't so full of shit as the traditional Abrahamic ones.Tim Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623536372084468307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367190233877799632.post-48103690762926287222012-02-10T10:14:25.030-08:002012-02-10T10:14:25.030-08:00Okay, so perhaps we shouldn't label religion a...Okay, so perhaps we shouldn't label religion a “virus.” Hmm. Now I wonder how often we'll be told that it has been “scientifically proven” that religions are NOT memetic entities. <br /><br />I wonder, though ... if a religion is harmless (or at least not deadly) for its adherents but dreadful for almost everybody else, is it still benign? From the point of the view of the individual, yes. From the point of view of the human species (which, in my view, is a meta-entity) perhaps not.<br /><br />Can we still find a convenient biological equivalent to religion? Nicotine comes to mind. It's really great for the plant, as it repel certain insects. It's certainly attractive to certain non-plants (i.e. humans). But it's deadly in the long run. But this metaphor isn't quite right.<br /><br />Is there anything in biology that is usually good for the host but usually bad for the biome as a whole?Neosimian Sapienshttp://neosimian-sapiens.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com