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In Catholic doctrine, as far as my understanding goes, beauty, truth and goodness are properties of being which are one with God. God kind of literally ‘is’ beauty (and also truth, which maybe is what Keats meant, I’m not sure). Humankind strives to possess and understand these properties as a way of turning toward God and understanding his nature; therefore whatever is beautiful leads us toward contemplation of the divine.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
Prior to the Great Disembedding, cultural systems were woven into the living fabric of a people, into their social environment and natural ecology. The people, having been raised in these ideas and thus taking them for granted, did not see the need to justify or universalize their beliefs. Memes (or [memeplexes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memeplex)) only flourished if they helped the tribe flourish (e.g. helped them forage more efficiently, made them better fighters, etc.); gene-culture coevolution was tightly coupled.
The Great Disembedding
Roger’s Bacon
When the bourgeoisie was still struggling against the nobility backed by the clergy, they advocated free thought and atheism; but once triumphant, they changed their tune and manner and today use religion to support their economic and political control and power.
The Right to Be Lazy and Other Essays
Paul Lafargue and Ulrich Baer
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