How can we define the difference here?
An archetype is what everyone idealises, from the religious to the atheist.
It could be a sports hero, movie star, historical figure, a Jungian psychological construct or a deity.
Some people say that we have a need for the archetype build into our instinct.
but who built this in, and how could it really just evolve over time, as I cannot see how the standard 'catch all' theory of natural selection can really work in this way?
I see that we have a built in need for the archetype as a way of communing with the higher powers, but how do we differentiate here between religious thought and mere psychology?
An archetype is what everyone idealises, from the religious to the atheist.
It could be a sports hero, movie star, historical figure, a Jungian psychological construct or a deity.
Some people say that we have a need for the archetype build into our instinct.
but who built this in, and how could it really just evolve over time, as I cannot see how the standard 'catch all' theory of natural selection can really work in this way?
I see that we have a built in need for the archetype as a way of communing with the higher powers, but how do we differentiate here between religious thought and mere psychology?
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