spec680 on Nostr: I think I agree - in some ways, technology strips away religion first or its main ...
I think I agree - in some ways, technology strips away religion first or its main tenets, there's some destruction, an exodus of sorts, and a new myth or meme or belief takes hold of a society. Strong religious memes are important to most societies. Roman Catholic as an "urban religion" (it was a religion brought to a city that was falling apart due to technological advancement and decadence - out with the pagans, in with the new...), and then it spread in new ways.
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