Curt Doolittle

Theme: Religion

  • There is a great difference between establishing a religion and banning a religi

    There is a great difference between establishing a religion and banning a religion. There is no reason we do not ban religions – frequently.

    Source date (UTC): 2016-11-17 13:20:00 UTC

  • Sorry but if your religion isn’t compatible with natural law, then it’s not comp

    Sorry but if your religion isn’t compatible with natural law, then it’s not compatible with rule of law, and not compatible with the west.

    Source date (UTC): 2016-11-17 13:19:00 UTC

  • Deconflating Religion

      —“Are you using religion and monotheism synonymously now?”—William Butchman I”m trying to de-conflate:

    1) Narrative: historical, mythical, supernatural 2) Metaphysical Judgments: (in many forms) 3) Group Evolutionary Strategy: (in many forms) 4) Rules: (in many forms) 5) Ritual: (mindfulness in its forms) 6) Festival:(in their many forms) In other words, conflation and truth from conflation and falsehood.

  • Deconflating Religion

      —“Are you using religion and monotheism synonymously now?”—William Butchman I”m trying to de-conflate:

    1) Narrative: historical, mythical, supernatural 2) Metaphysical Judgments: (in many forms) 3) Group Evolutionary Strategy: (in many forms) 4) Rules: (in many forms) 5) Ritual: (mindfulness in its forms) 6) Festival:(in their many forms) In other words, conflation and truth from conflation and falsehood.

  • Is The Cost Of Entry Into A Religion Acceptance of Falsehoods?

    There is a difference between a cost of entry into a religion and the content of the falsehoods in the religion. Many cults do not ask us to pay physical costs, but to deny reality as the cost of entry. In fact, is that not the entire premise of the monotheistic religions? The price of entry is faith in falsehood? A cost of non-correspondence with reality? The signal of trustworthiness to others is the likewise denial? The shared lie? There exist amazing cults (stoicism), questionable cults (Buddhism), ignorance creating cults (Christianity and Islam), immorality creating cults (Judaism), and even worse cults that teach even worse lies.

    There is no need for lies. History, myth, man, and nature are beauty enough and wonder enough without the need for lies.

  • Is The Cost Of Entry Into A Religion Acceptance of Falsehoods?

    There is a difference between a cost of entry into a religion and the content of the falsehoods in the religion. Many cults do not ask us to pay physical costs, but to deny reality as the cost of entry. In fact, is that not the entire premise of the monotheistic religions? The price of entry is faith in falsehood? A cost of non-correspondence with reality? The signal of trustworthiness to others is the likewise denial? The shared lie? There exist amazing cults (stoicism), questionable cults (Buddhism), ignorance creating cults (Christianity and Islam), immorality creating cults (Judaism), and even worse cults that teach even worse lies.

    There is no need for lies. History, myth, man, and nature are beauty enough and wonder enough without the need for lies.

  • Religion Is Explicable By Scientific Analysis.

    Sorry. Just Is. No Magic Necessary. No Superstition Necessary. No Lies Necessary. 1) myth=history/heroes, 2) ritual=plays/stoicism 3) festivals=sports/holidays/feasts

    That the ancients used primitive concepts in all walks of life where we no longer do is simply an artifact of the process of accumulating particular rather than analogistic knowledge. What makes people feel spiritual is literally the combination of: 0) a narrative that provides common decidability on tie breakers that support our group evolutionary strategy 1) what we think of meditation or prayer in which we are free to be honest with ourselves, 2) the chant/fire/group prayer where we feel the pack response in safety, 3) the play/church/school/temple where we feel the pack response in narrative, 4) the feast/festival/sport where we feel the pack response in ‘celebration’. 5) war/competition where we draw upon all of the above. Spirituality (elation,safety) is produced by the pack response. Spiritual euporia (in all it’s names) is produced by the intellectual equivalent of abandonment of all ‘concerns’. But these ‘effects’ are achievable by multiple means, both shinto/stoic/buddhist personal ritual, group prayer or storytelling ritual, team sport and festival ritual, and martial and funeral ritual.

  • Religion Is Explicable By Scientific Analysis.

    Sorry. Just Is. No Magic Necessary. No Superstition Necessary. No Lies Necessary. 1) myth=history/heroes, 2) ritual=plays/stoicism 3) festivals=sports/holidays/feasts

    That the ancients used primitive concepts in all walks of life where we no longer do is simply an artifact of the process of accumulating particular rather than analogistic knowledge. What makes people feel spiritual is literally the combination of: 0) a narrative that provides common decidability on tie breakers that support our group evolutionary strategy 1) what we think of meditation or prayer in which we are free to be honest with ourselves, 2) the chant/fire/group prayer where we feel the pack response in safety, 3) the play/church/school/temple where we feel the pack response in narrative, 4) the feast/festival/sport where we feel the pack response in ‘celebration’. 5) war/competition where we draw upon all of the above. Spirituality (elation,safety) is produced by the pack response. Spiritual euporia (in all it’s names) is produced by the intellectual equivalent of abandonment of all ‘concerns’. But these ‘effects’ are achievable by multiple means, both shinto/stoic/buddhist personal ritual, group prayer or storytelling ritual, team sport and festival ritual, and martial and funeral ritual.

  • RELIGION IS EXPLICABLE BY SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS ALSO. SORRY. JUST IS. NO MAGIC NEC

    RELIGION IS EXPLICABLE BY SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS ALSO. SORRY. JUST IS. NO MAGIC NECESSARY. NO SUPERSTITION NECESSARY. NO LIES NECESSARY.

    1) myth=history/heroes,

    2) ritual=plays/stoicism

    3) festivals=sports/holidays/feasts

    That the ancients used primitive concepts in all walks of life where we no longer do is simply an artifact of the process of accumulating particular rather than analogistic knowledge.

    What makes people feel spiritual is literally the combination of:

    0) a narrative that provides common decidability on tie breakers that support our group evolutionary strategy

    1) what we think of meditation or prayer in which we are free to be honest with ourselves,

    2) the chant/fire/group prayer where we feel the pack response in safety,

    3) the play/church/school/temple where we feel the pack response in narrative,

    4) the feast/festival/sport where we feel the pack response in ‘celebration’.

    5) war/competition where we draw upon all of the above.

    Spirituality (elation,safety) is produced by the pack response.

    Spiritual euporia (in all it’s names) is produced by the intellectual equivalent of abandonment of all ‘concerns’.

    But these ‘effects’ are achievable by multiple means, both shinto/stoic/buddhist personal ritual, group prayer or storytelling ritual, team sport and festival ritual, and martial and funeral ritual.

    Source date (UTC): 2016-11-16 10:09:00 UTC

  • There are many ways to sell yourself into slavery. Democracy, Marx, Keynes, and

    There are many ways to sell yourself into slavery. Democracy, Marx, Keynes, and Multiculturalism are just the best pitch since monotheism.

    Source date (UTC): 2016-11-15 18:53:31 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/798599831270789121