[ExI] Origin of Religions

[Damien Broderick]

At 12:16 PM 9/9/2008 -0700, Keith wrote:

>>It's a bit like saying "Music is a xenophobic meme that evolved
>
>Music is not a meme.  A particular song is a meme.

Religion/piety/belief in supernatural explanations and connections is 
not "a meme" either. A particular religion is a huge bundle of 
sometimes inconsistent memes, as well as innate drivers.

>>to bind bands of cousins together and arouse their bloodlust when 
>>they went out to kill other bands."
>
>>Or "Language is a xenophobic meme
>
>Language is not usually considered a meme either.  A meme is an 
>element of culture.  It may be expressed in language, but that's not necessary.

Quite; same with religion.

But yes, this is an enormous topic, and the margins of this email are 
not wide enough...

Damien Broderick