Ben,

I’ve previously brought up ways I see to get out of the current conceptual box, so I won’t rehash them. Just thought you might be interested in one of my go to books on the evolution of Western culture, Gilbert Murray’s; The Five Stages of Greek Religion;

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Five Stages of Greek Religion, by Gilbert Murray.

If you figure out a way and forum for that discussion, I’m certainly up for the conversation. Medium certainly provides lots of points of view, but doesn’t seem to have a very evolved system to develop broad, interconnected discussions.