>I see the categories above as a specific example of a general division of
>knowledge -- procedural and declarative. Skills and Facts, if you will.
>Or Ritual and Dogma. I think you've missed a vital fact if you think that
>religion(s) use only declarative knowledge.
What does the distinction between Darwinian and Platonistic idea systems
have to do with ritual vs dogma? Both systems can have rituals.
>I say we're a cult. What do you say?
Cults are klan-like groups that have a set of dogma that makes their
members reject anything outside the cult. I'd say for a cult, we're pretty
open to merging (our view with other people's view) with outsiders. BTW,
cults typically have rituals, but you claim we don't. So, why do you say
we're a cult, Eric?
--David R.