Comment on [Link] Belief in religion considered harmful?

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:59:19 GMT

Educated people have referred to complexes of ideas they dislike as "religions" for hundreds of years; it's the foundational ad hominem of Enlightenment discourse.

In other words, you would agree that tagging a memeplex a religion or ideology would affect, perhaps significantly, its fitness in various circles and circumstances?

Regardless of whether it does or dosen't include a supernaturally-justified component.

Shouldn't we then expect memeplexes to adapt to this, and try and get people to tag them a certain way? I think intelligent design is arguably an example of this.

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