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Catholic LinkGreat piece. One question: where do we go from here? The Internet is part of our DNA at this point; it's an extended limb on our bodies. There's no way to escape it, though we know we're all...Great piece. One question: where do we go from here? The Internet is part of our DNA at this point; it's an extended limb on our bodies. There's no way to escape it, though we know we're all abusing it to the detriment of our own mental and physical health.
I am reading Primitive Mythology by Joseph Campbell. Campbell is attempting to answer the question as to why it seems the various themes found in many ancient religions appear to be innate, as they often can not simply be explained totally by psychological reasoning. Children across various cultures often come up with similar ideas about the mythological origins of the world, such as there being a big God that made everything at some point.
The question Campbell is making me ask myself is, if we started an island with 100 people who were complete blank slates with no knowledge of language, culture, history, or anything else, we would assume that these people would eventually develop a religion. And that religion would likely have various similarities to other religions across the globe even though in this case this group of people has no connection or knowledge of other religions or cultures. So why is it that certain religious themes or mythological tropes are so innate within as us a species?