Now that people in the western world have largely abandoned churches for their attitudes toward "sin" and morality, they replaced churches with corporations, media companies, and governments to dictate what is sinful in society.
Once people realize what they've done will they reject corporations, media, and government? If so, where will they turn to?
I suspect that the need for parental moralization of behavior at some tribal level is a group survival mechanism that we can't get rid of.
Regardless of whether it is the church, government, news media, social media, or some corporate policy, it all seems to end up the same from where I sit. Yet, in replacing faith with consumerism or corporatism or governmentism, it seems many people have lost a great deal of hope along the way (see the current mental health crisis for evidence).
It seems people were happier when they left this sort of moral policing to the church/temple/whatever at least they had hope in something positive to keep them going.
Once people realize what they've done will they reject corporations, media, and government? If so, where will they turn to?
I suspect that the need for parental moralization of behavior at some tribal level is a group survival mechanism that we can't get rid of.
Regardless of whether it is the church, government, news media, social media, or some corporate policy, it all seems to end up the same from where I sit. Yet, in replacing faith with consumerism or corporatism or governmentism, it seems many people have lost a great deal of hope along the way (see the current mental health crisis for evidence).
It seems people were happier when they left this sort of moral policing to the church/temple/whatever at least they had hope in something positive to keep them going.