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Gay Rites Are Civil Rites

Scott Alexander compares the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade to traditional civic and religious celebrations, arguing that it has evolved into a form of civil religion similar to American patriotism.

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Jul 8, 2019 3,651 words 0 likes 500 comments Listen · 28 min Read Read Opened Opened
religion (45) cultural evolution (23) Christianity (23) mythology (12) taboos (4) cultural anthropology (4) ancient history (4) American civil religion (3)

A Theory About Religion

Scott Alexander theorizes that ancient religions were inseparable from culture, comparing them to modern American civil religion and explaining how they evolved into distinct belief systems.

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Apr 8, 2016 2,317 words 0 likes 495 comments Listen · 16 min Read Read Opened Opened
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Is Everything A Religion?

Scott Alexander examines the trend of labeling various ideologies as 'religions', arguing that this approach is often overly broad and potentially misleading.

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Mar 25, 2015 1,621 words 0 likes 469 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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