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You don't think that there were humans that existed before any form of codified spirituality? I'd be willing to believe that explicit ritual bonding (marriage)
by vacri 11y ago
You don't think that there were humans that existed before any form of codified spirituality? I'd be willing to believe that explicit ritual bonding (marriage) didn't predate religion, but find it hard to believe that the first words we uttered went along with some sort of priestly social class or referenceable rules for living.
- gpvos 11y agoI don't know what the current state of research on this is, but I find it entirely plausible that rituals and social control existed before language.
- vacri 11y agoWell, even creatures as low as termites and sardines exhibit mechanisms for social control - but it's not codified.
- caskance 11y agoWhy does it have to codified?