Human brain does not mete reward unto itself on the basis of any grounds in reality the meanings that it constructs for itself might hold. Instead, it appears to be so that the human brain will be satisfied with merely going through the motions of meaning. This creates a superficial shell of meaning to which culture can adhere and grow. This shell- ( Read more... )

Religion is not about God, it is about people. "God" and belief are just arbitrary ideas used to link people together. The need for social structure is the first psychological tenet of homo sapiens sapiens. This is why God's love is such a commodity in religion. To feel loved--or rather, a part of something bigger--is one of the most basic human ( Read more... )

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Loyal members to one society will not adapt to another society because they did not meet the prerequisites for loyalty to the other society through their past. e.g. where christians remain loyal to their faith, they will not give it up because they did not endure conditions in their past that would allow them to give it up. (Conversion to the ( Read more... )

Personal possession of the world makes God an alpha of the world ( Read more... )

If we have DNA configuration X allowing for sensory perception X, and DNA configuration Y allowing for sensory perception Y, and we have two individuals, Xavier and Yvonne, with these respective configurations, who is correct in naming a color ( Read more... )

Is Christianity usage (as a filter) based off of a low-empathy, high-projection mindset? Are projection and empathy opposites ( Read more... )

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If Christianity became widespread because it espouses actions that are condusive to survival, then because the hardware has not changed, it is still usable. But social meaning is changing and information is the new trophy, not an alpha. Christianity calls on primitive structures such as the alpha and subordinates. A new era is birthing in which ( Read more... )

I also forgot that Christians are also the most likely to employ projection, the psychological crime. When you attribute yourself to something that isn't you and don't realize it, that is distorting reality. Because Christians are also very poor at introspection they cannot spot this projection ( Read more... )