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cultural evolution (23) cultural change (11) Amish (7) subcultures (6) cultural preservation (4) Chesterton's Fence (4) evolutionary theory (2)

Cultural Evolution 2: Thanks For The Meme-Rise

Scott examines five potential mechanisms of cultural evolution, discussing their strengths and limitations, and concludes that they don't strongly justify preserving specific cultural features.

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Jul 8, 2015 737 words 0 likes 373 comments Read Read Opened Opened

libertarianism (29) social movements (6) Catholic Church (5) institutional analysis (5) Chesterton's Fence (4) memetics (4) group identity (3) cult dynamics (2) organizational design (2)

A Paradox of Ecclesiology

Scott Alexander examines ecclesiology in non-religious movements, using the Catholic Church as a model of organizational success, and questions why other causes don't adopt similar structures.

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Jul 14, 2014 2,942 words 0 likes 258 comments Read Read Opened Opened

conspiracy theories (34) Buddhism (23) learning (12) mysticism (4) Chesterton's Fence (4) physics (2) Robert Anton Wilson (2)

Against Anton-Wilsonism

Scott criticizes the approach to mysticism popularized by Robert Anton Wilson, arguing it provides false rewards and promotes harmful dabbling instead of genuine practice.

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Apr 3, 2013 1,501 words 0 likes 36 comments Read Read Opened Opened

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You’re probably wondering why I’ve called you here today

Scott Alexander introduces his new blog, Slate Star Codex, and explains its ethos of 'charity over absurdity' in intellectual discourse.

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Feb 12, 2013 627 words 0 likes 10 comments Listen · 7 min Read Read Opened Opened

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