Minor tweak: Western Civilization has built in MARKETS in everything, including family (morals), commerce (norms), state (law), academy(philosophy), and church (theology). Separation of CHURCH and STATE preceded christianity.
Source date (UTC): 2018-11-06 18:35:18 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1059876896513626112
Reply addressees: @nntaleb
Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1009740238053412864
IN REPLY TO:
@nntaleb
1) Religious statements are not epistemic (scientific, literal) claims, but risk-survival heuristics under incomplete understanding. Populations with the right risk heuristics survive. Others perish.
2) Christianity has a built-in separation church/state.
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Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1009740238053412864
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