My opinion is more and more people are falling away from religion. Why? I have no idea. Also, i see more and more people becoming mean AssH@les anymore.
I dunno, I think the assholery of humankind is pretty impossible to accurately quantify (but 'fucking huge' is enough). There is a tendency to see society and culture as always getting worse. I'm not sure why, but given how prevalent such thinking is, I'm inclined to see it as a knee-jerk reaction to change in general. Which is always happening and so is the resistance. Perhaps a little bit of survival instinct kicking in and opting for the 'known known's' of safety and predictability.
The moving away from religion is not a bad thing though IMO. I think its harder to explain the contradictions of religion these days, harder to justify the foibles and idiosyncrasies and some of the outright unethical beliefs, given the movements our society has made to free itself of the consequences of many of them (such as women's rights, gay rights, non-traditional families, etc.). Many of those movements are increasingly succesful and this is a good thing.
Cell phones and technology!
I definitely think that we have not thought through the consequences of our wholesale adoption of technology. Particularly internet connected technology and social media. I don't know if anyone would have really predicted that things like twitter and facebook would become so important to many people, even twenty years ago. I've wondered if the huge amount of conflcting ideologies and cultural mores we now encounter through the internet has lead to a sort of overload.
Well it makes sense to me because I happen to believe in reincarnation.
Why do you believe in that, if you don't mind me asking? An open and honest question with no hidden agenda. I am always curious when I hear such statements.
Of course, you needn't answer if you don't wish.
And yeah I realize my conversational tone is a bit toxic, but I think in this case it's a byproduct of having to deal with square-minded people whose purpose is to stall or prevent progress. Generally I'm much more easygoing and when someone sheds new light on a topic I will gladly sit back and listen.
No man, the way you choose to talk to people is always your responsibility. You can disagree with people, and its good when it happens because constant agreements and right-ons make boring reading IMO, but you can do it like an adult, with politeness and respect.
