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Further, it seems religion may have developed as a part of the need to keep track of resources in ancient Sumeria. My impression is that the studies said somet
by arminiusreturns 4y ago
Further, it seems religion may have developed as a part of the need to keep track of resources in ancient Sumeria. My impression is that the studies said something along the lines of by establishing a priest class wich survives on tithes but also function as clerks/scribes that society enters a new new level of economic development.
- mistrial9 4y agofurther casual broad-brush explanations of religion then, gotcha
- arminiusreturns 4y agoI strongly disagree with your summary. In studying the evolutionary origins of religion the development of language, in particular writing, which moves religion away from oral tradition, is a key component. Did I articulate this well? No. The science remains well reviewed on this topic though, (that writing was first used for business transaction accounting, and later for ritual purposes).