Secular Superorganisms

Secular Superorganisms

Nationalism, capitalism, communism, scientism, and other secular ideologies have the same formal structure as traditional religious superorganisms:

• Beliefs (about nation, market, class, progress)
• Practices (civic rituals, market participation, party activities)
• Symbols (flags, brands, iconography)
• Substrate (humans + institutions + artifacts)
• Self-maintaining dynamics (education, media, enforcement)

The question is not "Do you serve a superorganism?" but "Which superorganisms do you serve, and are they aligned with your flourishing?" Or, in spirit-entity language: which gods do you worship, and are they gods or demons?