What is your opinion - did belief or culture start first?

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Vincent Paul Tran's picture
What is your opinion - did belief or culture start first?

Please see the subject line.

I think belief started first. then culture arose from that, until it became self sustaining and didn't need belief to inform it any more.

Thoughts?

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Anser's picture
What do you mean by "culture"

What do you mean by "culture"?

Also...................

What do you mean by belief? Religion?

Vincent Paul Tran's picture
by culture I mean a system of

by culture I mean a system of beliefs and behaviors that define a group of people

belief- what you think is true without proof

Anser's picture
It occurs to me that people

It occurs to me that people would have to have some behaviors in common in order to form a group. Groups originally formed for mutual safety. So there was a culture of mutual safety and co-operation for the group's benefit i.e. a "culture" was formed prior to what you term "belief".

Vincent Paul Tran's picture
I didn't think of going back

I didn't think of going back that far, Anser. But could not an individual form beliefs before interacting in a group?

Anser's picture
That would be difficult as

That would be difficult as when they were born they became part of the most primary group, the family.

Vincent Paul Tran's picture
hmm I see

hmm I see

Nutmeg's picture
Culture probably started

Culture probably started first. Belief didn't start enough one of the smarter people decided to stay in the nice warm cave rather go out hunting, and his method? Tell a lot of stories and become a priest....

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