The endorphin system produces endogenous opioids by an ancient biological mechanism older than humanity itself. Opiates are a low-quality fake substitute that fits the same receptors.
In a similar way, a political ideology is a meme that stimulates the religious part of the brain. Ideology is one of many potential "religion-shaped objects" that fit those memetic receptors.
HPsquared|1 year ago
In a similar way, a political ideology is a meme that stimulates the religious part of the brain. Ideology is one of many potential "religion-shaped objects" that fit those memetic receptors.
tkasgf|1 year ago
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