This question seems to hinge on the worn nature-nurture question,
doesn't it? Possibly the brother holds this particular meme-complex because
he fundamentally cannot achieve a substantial degree of autonomy, thus
requiring such a symbiotic relationship with a religious frame of
reference; or possibly he chooses to maintain that symbiotic relationship
because he finds it more effective than his previous attempts at fully
autonomous thought [ref. The EMPRINT Method by Cameron-Bandler, Gordon, &
Lebeau (NLP research)].
The two previously posted responses to this question (including the
one quoted above) seem to suggest that a genetic basis operates in meme
selection. Do we have any hard evidence to support this, as opposed to
cultural- or experiential-based selection?
Toward the accumulation of useful information,
Noctem