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That's a very good question! (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I strongly recommend Sapiens: a short story of humanity by Yuval Harari if you'd like to think about this a bit more, particulary his concept of 'myths'.

I'd guess that you'd find a summary of that chapter online without buying the whole book.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely have to check it out sometime. :D