
276. From Atheism to Aliens: A Journey with Richard Dawkins
heretics.
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The Sapir Wharf Hypothesis
I'm inclined to think yes. I don't mean it is a religion in all respects, but there are similarities. The collective guilt which white people are encouraged to feel about the dark past of slavery and things has a very strong resonance with original sin. So that's a powerful analogy to religion. Do you probably think of some sort of Jungian archetype? Yeah, I suppose it's just possible. And success is invented by evolutionary psychology - if you're not successful or virtuous then someone else will succeed for you. You have to show the rest of the tribe that you are virtuous so they'll give you food and shelter. Does that ring true to you? Yes It does. But when
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