Viruligion
Viruligion (viru-ligion): noun
A conceptual term combining virus and religion, used to describe belief systems—especially religious ideologies—that spread, persist, and influence human behavior in ways analogous to biological or informational viruses.
The term frames certain ideologies as self-propagating systems of ideas that replicate through social transmission, cultural reinforcement, and psychological mechanisms, sometimes independent of empirical evidence or rational evaluation.
A conceptual term combining virus and religion, used to describe belief systems—especially religious ideologies—that spread, persist, and influence human behavior in ways analogous to biological or informational viruses.
The term frames certain ideologies as self-propagating systems of ideas that replicate through social transmission, cultural reinforcement, and psychological mechanisms, sometimes independent of empirical evidence or rational evaluation.
"My paper explores the concept of viruligion, which frames religions as memetic systems that replicate across populations."
Viruligion by _sinnerr March 7, 2026
