And as the collapse becomes palpable, if human history is any guide, we, like past societies in distress, will retreat into what anthropologists call crisis cults. The powerlessness we will feel in the face of ecological and economic chaos will unleash further collective delusions, such as fundamentalist beliefs in a god or gods who will come back to earth and save us. The Christian right provides a haven for this escapism. These cults perform absurd rituals to make it all go away, giving rise to a religiosity that peddles collective self-delusion and magical thinking.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:53:50 +0000
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