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Mary Douglas
British
March 25, 1921
Scientist
Pretensions to moral superiority are devastatingly destructive.
Mary Douglas
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Moral
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Superiority
When we are reflecting on terrorism we can grieve for many things we do and have done.
Mary Douglas
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Things
Many
Done
It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.
Mary Douglas
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Science
Feel
Made
Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.
Mary Douglas
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Marriage
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Since
I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.
Mary Douglas
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Good
Religion
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It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.
Mary Douglas
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Religion
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The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It can't be transplanted except to another variant of that organization.
Mary Douglas
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Idea
Another
Culture
Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion.
Mary Douglas
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Society
Religion
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