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It might be an instinct in the sense that language is an instinct. It just arises in every society even if you start a new one that is free of a common language
by autosharp 5y ago
It might be an instinct in the sense that language is an instinct. It just arises in every society even if you start a new one that is free of a common language / a religion.
- heresie-dabord 5y agoPerhaps we need a common explanation of what you mean by _instinct_ and _religion_. Many things "arise from society", such as crime and authoritarian power structures. Are crime and authoritarian power structures instincts? That there are so many examples of mythology and other fables indicates that humans enjoy story telling. What we call _religion_ is just the mythology and fables that we stopped calling _sacred_ when the old power structure collapsed.