(January 3, 2021 at 11:37 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(January 3, 2021 at 11:02 pm)brewer Wrote: OP: Sounds like you're describing tribal think/behavior more than religious behavior.
The military also instills a zealous tribal thought/behavior. Should we conclude that there should be more military posts and reinstate the draft?
In many ways religious behavior is interconnected with tribal behavior, moral thinking, holding things sacred, etc., and it is not exactly clear which way the casual arrow goes. I have no issue with drawing a circle around all of them together.
However, I do agree that there is a sense in which it is religious and a sense it which it is not. When it comes to the military it is still a secular enterprise despite the tribal behavior, the moral standards, rituals and ceremonies, and whatever things it holds sacred. And yet there are still certain members that do display a religious devotion to the military, while others have a more secular relationship.
Tribal behavior does not necessarily imply morals. Neither does military. Think Lord of the Flies.
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