[lbo-talk] Rationality of the Masses

[Jeffrey Fisher]

On 6/8/05, Leigh Meyers <leighcmeyers at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Doug Henwood
> 
> > Jeffrey Fisher wrote:
> >
> >> i think there's a lot of sense in carrol's post, here, and i wish
> >> people would consider cross-applying it in principle to the issue of
> >> religion. it shouldn't surprise us a bit that people on the whole
> >> (not individually, necessarily) have an aversion to letting go of
> >> religion, teenage rebellions aside.
> 
> >
> > So why is the US an outlier on religion, compared to other rich
> > countries?
> >
> > Doug
> 
> How so? ... The cultural manifestations or the underlying belief system?
> 
> Before answering, a thought: We *are* a rich country, but in what way
> are we rich? And maybe more importantly, who's measuring? Why?

well, and who's rich relative to who's religious?

-- 
Among medieval and modern philosophers, anxious to establish
the religious significance of God, an unfortunate habit has prevailed
of paying to Him metaphysical compliments.

  - Alfred North Whitehead