Thoughts on religion and such

[marnen]

In the course of a discussion about libertarianism with liveavatar, we got to talking about "religion" in a broader sense as an organizing principle in society. In trying to define the broader sense, we came up with: the set of core beliefs that one holds as axiomatic.

And that got me thinking. I have long believed that, given sufficient logical evidence, I am more willing to change my set of axiomatic beliefs than most people. But I know that that's not always as true as I'd like, and now I'm wondering if that very belief -- that I'm willing to change my axioms -- is simply one of my core axiomatic beliefs...

Not much of a point here, perhaps. But psychological infinite regresses are potentially interesting to ponder. And perhaps I now have to reexamine that axiom.

Comments

[liveavatar.livejournal.com]

True enough. That conversation ranged all over the map.

As I recall we were thinking about how societies form a nucleus of axioms to create their specific cultures. "Religion" by your definition would definitely be part of such a nucleus. The other axioms, though, would come from other parts of the base culture or even from a particular person's quirks that somehow become cultural focal points.