tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post114280529684538239..comments2023-10-31T05:11:16.339-05:00Comments on The Nature of the Beast: Wired for priestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1146230564919763752006-04-28T08:22:00.000-05:002006-04-28T08:22:00.000-05:00David: ... the co-opting of human dominance ...David:<BR/><BR/> <I>... the co-opting of human <BR/> dominance structures represents <BR/> such a useful survival strategy <BR/> that it's nearly irresistible. <BR/> And that's not just a matter of <BR/> controlling the congregation; <BR/> consider how the Quakers get <BR/> less press (and sometimes worse<BR/> epithets) than any two-bit cult<BR/> leader, because theGreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1146182240244902272006-04-27T18:57:00.000-05:002006-04-27T18:57:00.000-05:00One problem here is that, considering organized re...One problem here is that, considering organized religion as memetic complexes, the co-opting of human dominance structures represents such a useful survival strategy that it's nearly irresistible. And that's not just a matter of controlling the congregation; consider how the Quakers get less press (and sometimes worse epithets) than any two-bit cult leader, because the latter has "authority to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com