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Re:'God' is the average opinion of your tribe by shunyaekam on Sunday January 21, 2024 @02:51PM (#39082301)
OP here. You're absolutely right. Thank you. I'm reworking the essay.

As I wrote in my top-level comment, what I really want to talk about is

> Is there a canonical parametrization of all social groups that describes their culture?

And not anything related to religion per se.

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Re:'God' is the average opinion of your tribe by borlanco on Sunday January 21, 2024 @06:03PM (#39083978)
That parameterization exists, of course, but are you ready to consider the possibility that it might be unknowable?
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