Quote Originally Posted by Mana View Post
Sorry sm78, if my words seem at all heated; I am venting a little steam here. I fully respect and honour your posture.

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mana
Not at all heated. Materialism and greed are major problems of 21st century for humanity, but I am not sure they are the biggest or only problem at the moment. Many religions or at least some convinient interpretation of them promote this capitalistic greed.

Why should a non-religious person necessarily need to drift into materialism? Why should there be the need for a book or a prophet to teach one to care for the next door neighbour? All these are basic elements of humanity which some people feel from inside and others need to be reminded often - but does one need religion for that?