The parable

In previous post, I added the possibility as an afterthought mostly, that modern liberalism can still survive.

But before that rambling in his popular work The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins applied the concept of Evolutionary Stable Strategy to genetics. This is a familiar term in game theory (not for me though)

While explaining the correlation between genes and behaviours, he gave an example of a game for purpose of illustrating prisoner's dilemma. To simplify there can be basic strategies hawks and doves (explained here in detail). Hawk is a high risk strategy whereas dove is not. But irrespective of risk, none is stable with respect to other, a hawk population can be attacked by a dove and vice verse.

However the interesting point is that a mixed population of hawks and doves will be stable against attack.

Now I come back to a semblance of coherence.

"Western" atheism and religion are antagonistic, but none is stable on "its own".

First Christianity tends to dismiss reason, result is stagnation of civilization or the dark age.

Faith is one of the foremost devices which attempts to resolves one of the primary human instincts ,which is self awareness and resulting curiosity about unknown. One crucial factor for continuation of civilization is how it reconciles this tendency to abstract with material world.
Faith therefore provides a sense of purpose, a meaning, however flawed or rudimentary which can be shared by the society and civilization.

Problem occurs when "western"atheism dismisses religion, thus shutting off faith.
Not only this it doesn't offer (because it can not offer) any substitute for it, (saying life is a random although rare event is not much of a substitute).

Hence exclusive presence of either is detrimental to continuance of civilization.
However when both are present it is possible for civilization to survive and for an appreciable period even progress.

Religion bestows with faith and social values. Atheism on the other hand provides with reason and scientific ideas.

This is akin to Yin and Yang, however there is a crucial difference. Yin and Yang are opposing but complementary, it is in their harmony that human thrives.

Western religion and its negation on the other hand are in state of permanent struggle.
One survives by devouring the other , and it is in this mutual cannibalism that civilization thrive. Of course when one dominates, some aspect of civilization suffers.

Therefore a more appropriate comparison will be with Auryn (two snakes devouring each other).

This is the wrong picture, this is the correct one.