December 11th, 2002, 11:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Re: Mod Idea: Simulating surfaces -> Borg Technology -> Twinkie Physics -> Worldviews
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(Krsqk The Bible specifically records a six-day creation, and its credibility is at stake.
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The Bible's credibility is only at stake for people who interpret it strictly literally. Since there are several places where the Bible itself openly states that parts of it are allegorical (e.g. Mark 4:11), I personally don't think literalism is supportable.
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(Wardad Can the human consciousness suffer from a thought viruses?
Would Philosophy, Ideology, Nationalism, and Religion fit the description?
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The cultural equivalent of a biological gene is called a "meme" {link}.
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