Religion as Risk Management: Offspring Survival Through Time

Fascinating conversation with Karam. What is religion as risk management? Jordan Peterson got close to it with Sam Harris but not quite there. Nasim Taleb's work comes in. Also Chesterton's Fence. Notes Hasim Taleb’s work Implications of religion over generations JBP and Sam Harris How JBP would mention the importance of an embodied individual to act in the world and not just have beliefs. One of the gaps was the simple notion of going to church on Sunday. Atheists who enroll their children in Catholic school. That priest really believed what he was doing. Nasim Talib writes about. Religion as risk management. How do I insure the survival of my offspring throughout time? Glimpse of that in some conversations, Risk management through government Risk was not being properly addressed. Loaded gun analogy, that’s risk management Metaphorical truth is risk management Still part of him that is “superstitious” can’t point the gun Risk of losing your life, and losing your identity Need to act differently towards those There is something about the religion that maintains order, community, other stuff, whether you understand what it’s doing… you’re not smarter than tradition, certain milestones, this explains a lot about tradition, conflicts, Simple solutions to problems that you don’t have to encounter in life. Don’t want to risk Chesterton’s Fence Passage from isaiah, locking yourself in your home until the wrath passes Is Modernity flattening everything out so much that we think we have a handle on it. We perceive it as being flattened out more than we think People don’t believe that we need religion anymore Nassim Talib: between Nassim and Bret Weinstein. Nassim jumped on him Immigrants, as they bring their religion with them, they lose a bit of their faith through the generations Christianity has something built into it that it disintegrates Christianity without God and without Jesus Secularization on the other religions… Aesthetics, go to a church because he enjoys the aesthetics Not a fluent speaker of arabic, also syriac The sounds of the chanting Nostalgia, imprinting Atheists haven’t addressed that correctly The test of time Leviticus The atheists always bring up Using the atheists to guide him through the Bible That hero’s journey is a call to action, Jordan Peterson was right Pageau

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